It is Spring here in Western Oregon...
time to get the cattle worked
Today we are working the heifers...
heifers are the females who have just had
their very first calf.
The cow and calf pairs are herded into the corral
then sorted into different pens.
Mamas in one pen, calves in the other.
They don't like to be separated,
so they start bawling and it gets loud !
We have a tiny chute just for the calves...
it keeps them secure and safe so we can
get them worked quickly and back with their
mamas in just a few minutes.
This is our work table, the tailgate of the pick up.
I keep it organized so we can work efficiently
and get the cattle back out into
the pasture quickly.
Fly Tags...
These are ear tags that help keep the
flies off the cattle.
Cattle Vaccines...
These medications help prevent lots of
different cattle diseases as well pneumonia.
The calves are all done so it is time
to run the heifers through the chute...
We try and choose a cool, overcast day
to work the cattle...
This is Eleanor...2 year old heifer
I was there the day she was born.
Now she has her own baby and she is
such a great mama.
The Cowboy is putting fly tags on Elsa...
Yes, Elsa is the Frozen Calf.
She is now a year old and a very big girl !
Once the cattle have been worked,
we put them out to summer pasture
with the bulls to be bred.
We have been working cattle for several days now
and we have one more group of cows to work
then we can concentrate on getting
the hay equipment ready.
We will be making hay before we know it.
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi
That sounds like a lot of work!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you take such good care of them.
Marilyn
Hi Marilyn, We work the cattle Spring and Fall. We take good care of them and they take good care of us.
DeleteHugs,
LuAnn