It has been another busy one! Gathering the badlands, branding, and a tornado somewhere between my house and my brother's kept us busy.
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This week, has been a big week. Brandon has been getting you all informed on the AI program and how it all works and this week we put all of that information to use.
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The last two weeks we have talked about AIing heifers and I want to stick with the heifers for another week because they are the only group of cows that aren't out there eating spring grass yet.
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Last week I told you that we were going to talk about the process of AI and I will. Sorry if it seems kind of brief, but I am a little worn our from the days events. The process of AI is fairly straightforward so it shouldn't take long.
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I want to delve into a big topic starting this week and I will expand on the actual process next week. I know that some of you may not be used to talking about reproductive biology so openly, but try to keep in mind that I have grown up talking about the science of breeding. I get uncomfortable when humans come up and my mouth is suddenly wired shut. When it's cows, it's just another day on the ranch.
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It's a change of pace at the Greet Ranch. We've gone from calving (except for a few stragglers) to moving cows out to spring pasture and now we are in full farming mode.
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Spring has officially sprung here on the ranch. We are loving the warmer weather for several reasons this week…
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Warm weather has brought some green grass! And with green grass comes events of spring....
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I thought it would be a good opportunity to touch on why we run Black Angus cattle. Before I get to that I want to let you get a quick update on Will. Will is still in the corral with his mother and still walks on his knuckles.
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Salt is vital to humans and cows alike. Cattle need an average of three to four ounces of salt per day. It is essential for biological processes. Every aspect of cattle performance is impacted if they are deficient in salt: growth, reproduction, and even carcass quality.
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The weather has been nicer lately, but today brought snow again. It wasn't much, but it was wet and sticky. Tonight is supposed to bring more, with NOAA forecasting 3-5 inches of snow. Today also brought many more calves. The cows are calving rapidly now and keeping us busy. The big news of the day came from my brother: the last heifer has calved!
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The last week has brought a lot of new baby calves and warmer weather so calving has been going better. It also brought a certain calf that will be the focus of this week's post. It has many more challenges than a normal calf, but the good news is that it has been handling them quite well.
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Calves, calves, muck, calves, snow, cows, water, ice, calves, mud, manure, calves. There. Now you are all caught up on the past week. To keep from boring you with week after week of calving, I thought I would share a story from a few years ago.
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Everybody has different processes that they go through based on what they think works better for them. The main reasons for these activities are calf health and identification. But first, I want to give a little update on the last week.
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It's here... It's all here at once. Calving, snow, and cold have all decided to come at the same time!
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Maybe I am just saying this because I am caught up in the work. There is something reassuring about having all of the cattle in close to home where they can be easily checked on, but winter can bring challenges.
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While most of our posts here will be centered on the cows and the operations that keep things running on the place, today I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to the family.
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It was another warm week at the Greet Ranch and, as I mentioned last week, we vaccinated our cows. There were three things that we did while they were in the chute: "poured" them with a parasiticide, injected them with MultiMin 90, and injected them with a scours vaccine.
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Some repairs to equipment is getting attention and even a few projects that have been building up are being addressed. Today, however, saw none of that.
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