Came off of nites to finding DH left a gate open again...only he was home and was using my dog to get the herd back to the part of the pasture they came from. Although he's a very knowledgable cattle man and knows his stuff we still butt heads when it involves working 'a dog' :)
First annoyance was not backing his dog with 1/2 the herd on the fight and the second was taking the dogs legs away (power) from him at critical times instead of letting him stand which he does well on cattle. There is a place and a time to 'down them' but not when the cow is 'still thinking' she wants to go over top of your dog. Without missing a beat Quade quietly bailed on him and became my dog when I arrived and carried on putting things to order...
Wire gate fixed and off to work.
Skid steer is here so corral cleaning starts. Will be a wkend coming up shortly that fencing will done in the summer pasture ...then a day to process cattle
( tattoo calves, tag ,vaccinate, 'band' and brand ) before being hauled to pasture. Which means the next spring item is getting the garden worked for planting.
Still no moisture here on the prairies. Hay loads a common sight on the roads as people are spending $$ on feed being brought in as unable to put cattle out
to pasture yet. Each day too early translates to something like losing 5 days of grazing in the fall if a person does haul them out to pasture before it's had a decent start in the spring.
First annoyance was not backing his dog with 1/2 the herd on the fight and the second was taking the dogs legs away (power) from him at critical times instead of letting him stand which he does well on cattle. There is a place and a time to 'down them' but not when the cow is 'still thinking' she wants to go over top of your dog. Without missing a beat Quade quietly bailed on him and became my dog when I arrived and carried on putting things to order...
Wire gate fixed and off to work.
Skid steer is here so corral cleaning starts. Will be a wkend coming up shortly that fencing will done in the summer pasture ...then a day to process cattle
( tattoo calves, tag ,vaccinate, 'band' and brand ) before being hauled to pasture. Which means the next spring item is getting the garden worked for planting.
Still no moisture here on the prairies. Hay loads a common sight on the roads as people are spending $$ on feed being brought in as unable to put cattle out
to pasture yet. Each day too early translates to something like losing 5 days of grazing in the fall if a person does haul them out to pasture before it's had a decent start in the spring.
Last calf born this afternoon ...officially ending calving season
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