This was a fence building project we did that will pay off this winter by holding the cows where we want them.
The first and hardest part of this project was taking out the old fence. The fence had been there for years. Trees had grown up in it and the wire was old. Rolling the wire up went great with this tractor powered roller, after we got the wire loose!
The old fence.As soon as we had all the wire loose from the posts and the trees, we used the tractor and rolled it up.Then the old posts had to be pulled and the trees cleared out.
Next comes the “easy ” part, putting up the new fence. Jayce runs the skid steer driving the pipe and the posts as Mitch lines them up. Carter and Garret are tying the fence as the wire is rolled out.
A new fence with 6 good wires and gates that swing! The cows and new calves won’t be able to crawl through now. It was a lot of work, but we’ll have a much easier time calving this year.
Maybe next summer we can get another stretch done.
Until next time!
Don’t forget to shut the gate! (it actually swings now)
Today we checked on all the “out cattle”. We bring all the cows home during the winter and spring months. It makes our lives much easier having them close during calving time and when we need to feed hay. After the cows come home the weaned calves go back out on the “out” pastures.
These heifers will be spayed in April and then sent to the Flint Hills in Kansas to graze for the summer.They all come running when they hear the truck siren. To them the siren is like the music of an ice cream truck. We added the siren to the truck because horns wear out quickly and they aren’t as loud. The cattle will come from a mile away when they hear that siren song. They will follow that siren anywhere-even into a pen. They do love their feed!These heifers are replacements. They will come home in the spring to be AI bred and hopefully become part of the cow herd.A siren and feed-the best way to line the cattle up for a good head count.
It was a good January day to be driving around in a warm truck, soaking up the sunshine through the windows, and looking at cattle.
The past couple of years have been rough. I’m hoping for better things in 2022, but if the craziness of the world gets to me, I’ll just take a walk on the creek. It’s comforting to know some things don’t change. The sun still rises in the east and sets in the west. Spring always follows winter, no matter how hard the winter might be.
Winter is cold, dreary and quiet. The creek keeps rolling while the land around it sleeps. It is a world colored in browns and grays, unless it decides to dress-up in a bright, brilliant white.
Spring brings high water and surprises. Gravel bars move, trees fall, and things change. The creek will have a new face in the summer.
Green doesn’t describe the color of the sycamore leaves against the bright blue sky with the white bark accents. It is spring green.
Spring brings the promise of warm weather and green grass.
And then suddenly summer is here!
Summer means cookouts and playing in the water.
And then comes fall! So many colors! I love fall, with its cooler days and that sense that we need to be enjoying the outdoors because winter is coming!Those beautiful spring green leaves change color and float down to the water. And all too soon winter is here. Then we start all over again.
When the world gets crazy find your quiet place and relax.
Wishing you a Happy New Year and a wonderful 2022!
