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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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Grass Farmers
Sometimes ranchers consider themselves grass farmers. It’s important to have pastures that grow the best grass for your herd. Charlie and I have attended several classes on which grasses have the highest nutritional value for cattle. There is definitely a science behind forage – ask the Texas A&M Agrilife professors! Our focus this spring is…
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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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Growing Genesis
Genesis the Calf is a little over two months old now. She is growing and changing every day. It’s amazing to see how she knows what to do and how herd protects and nurtures her along with her mama. Within hours of being born, she was wandering the pasture with the rest of the herd.…
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Winter Weekend Camp 2019
It was once again time for a Camp Kimmie and Grandad – Winter Style this time!
The Wheeler's Country Road 