We arrived at the ranch yesterday. We are about 33 miles from pavement but we have internet at the trailer....no cell phone. Yesterday we unpacked and set up house a bit. We are using the cook house for water and bathroom, but there is no heat in there, and the stove doesn't work, so we will be living mostly in the trailer (when we're here). Brian is already out working this morning. We me with Jesse about 7am to review maps of the ranch, and talk about what
the next week holds. Today, Jesse and Brian are driving out to try and locate some yearlings that have wondered off, and open a few fences into greener pastures. They are trailering two horses, and will do the work on horseback once they are to the end of the road.
The schedule got bumped up a bit, and we will be getting 1500 yearlings on Thursday. Brian and another cowboy, Roy, will be checking miles and miles of fence, mostly by quads, in the next 3 days. Once the yearlings arrive, they will be wormed and have an implant inserted before they go out to pasture.
We are about 100 feet from another family, Ferman, Lynsie and Mia (11 months) who live in the main house and are also employees. They have chickens and a dairy cow, and we may get a little milk and eggs from them if we're lucky. Lynsie has already told me she will show me how to make cheese, and of course she makes her own butter as well.
It is very cold here at night, and so far upper 60's in the afternoon. Knuckle is a true farm dog already....wandering off with the other dogs.
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