We have processed over 3000 yearlings in the last 3 days. The last batch will start arriving in Semi trucks tonight in the night sometime. Starting last Thursday night, the first trucks arrived about 3 am, and we get about 10-14 a day. Each truck holds around 80-90 yearlings that need to be unloaded into corrals, then ran through "alleys" a few at a time where they are given necessary meds before releasing them out into the range. Each day a few of the cowboys push the calves from the previous day into the next field so the the ones being processed from that day can go into the field closest to the corrals. There are a few pictures attached of that process.
We've also put some pictures on from riding fences last week. We take a batch of supplies out and ride along the fence line fixing anything that needs repairs. One of the fields had a bunch of wild onions, we could just smell them driving through it. I dug some up to bring home ( the onions were the size of large blueberries) but we lost them somewhere on the way. There are a few pictures of starting up the jet pump also, an irrigation pump that is run by a generator instead of a windwmill like the others, so someone has to go start it each morning as long as there are cows in that particular allotment
Today has not been quite as cold, but the first morning we were out processing cows at 5:30 am, it was 17 degrees outside. It has been very cold most days, but today probably got into to the 60's by afternoon. The portion of the ranch we are on is at about 5700 feet elevation.
We plan to go into Midas for a Mother's day dinner, then to bed early since cows will start arriving again soon.
Oh, and for those that knew about Knuckles foot, she seems to be all healed up.
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