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Bye Bye to Big Boy the Bull
It was a sad and exciting week on the Lazy J Ranch. Big Boy the Bull has moved to a new pasture with lots of new ladies waiting for him. While Big Boy did a great job leading our herd and increasing calf production, it was time for a different direction on the ranch. Big…
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Time Flies When You’re Having Calves!
It’s hard to believe that so much time has gone by since the last post where Buck and Roy were first introduced. It wasn’t long before Sven, Elsa, Cookie, Oliver, Kristoff, Bunny, Midnight, Ana, and Flower arrived to complete Crop #4. It was different with this crop. Because of the ice and snow, we lost…
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Calf Crop #4
It’s hard to believe that Calf Crop #4 has already started on the Wheeler Lazy J Ranch. Buck was born at the end of December. Patches, his Mama Cow, had some health issues so we had kept her in the holding pen near the house. It was nice having Buck so close when he was…
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Welcome to the Herd!
Charlie and I knew that once the cows began calving that the size of the herd would explode. Well, that explosion began at the end of July. Since then, we have welcomed four calves to the herd. It is interesting to watch how the different cows act during pregnancy and then act as new mothers.…
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Working and Weaning
Once again, it was time to work the cows and wean the calves. Charlie and Jason discussed the meds to use this time for the injections and fly control. Charlie purchased the supplies and gathered together the equipment. Jason checked over the supplies and grabbed a few more. It was a nice cool morning which…
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And the Cow Jumped Over the…Fence!
Last weekend as I was contemplating what to write about, I was coming up with a blank. The vegetables planted in the tubs were beginning to sprout, but with so much rain the strawberries and watermelons weren’t going to be planted in the ground.The roses are blooming. The grass in the pastures is growing and…
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A Season for Everything
As the book of Ecclesiastes says: “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” So many things happened here on the ranch after the last post back in May. There was “a time to be born and a time to die.” We discovered that two more of our…
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Growing Pains
It was just a year ago that we purchased our first five heifers. Now we have one cow, one calf, and four heifers that we are waiting to determine if they are bred. We are fairly confident that we will have 2-3 more calves, but only time will tell. Our goal for our cow-calf operation…
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Winter Weekend Camp 2019
It was once again time for a Camp Kimmie and Grandad – Winter Style this time!
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To Market, To Market, To Sell a Fat Calf!
Well, the time has come for this crop of calves to go to market. Last Friday, we separated the ten calves from the mama cows and loaded them in the livestock trailer. The calves were actually pretty calm during the entire process. Charlie, Jason, and a friend separated them and I talked to the calves…
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Memorial Day Fishing
What better way to enjoy Memorial Day than by spending time fishing. Here are some photos from our afternoon at the pond. (You can click on the photos for a larger view.) The cows and Big Boy didn’t seem impressed with our fishing efforts since we didn’t have any cow candy to share with them.
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The Growing Herd
After a month in the pen, we decided that the three calves were weaned and ready to return to the herd. When Charlie opened the gate to let them out, they just ignored him. He was able to get Genesis’ attention and she walked over to him and then out of the gate into the…
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