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<blockquote data-quote="Randi" data-source="post: 1471195" data-attributes="member: 24883"><p>So...let's try this again. </p><p></p><p>It has been a rather busy year here. The cow herd is growing, and the weather has been warm, well up til the last few days anyways. And there's never an end to projects on the farm. But, finally, with the cold weather, I feel no need to do anything more than necessary, so I finally have a chance to check back in here. So here you go....lol.... a year on the farm.</p><p></p><p>Well, I'll actually start back around last Dec 14. When we had to bring the cows home, a little earlier than planned. It had snowed and blown enough that we couldn't really get out to them anymore and we had to take the tractor and snowblower to get to them. They didn't really want to leave, but we finally convinced them</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/6tppe3evn/IMG_7312_800x534.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Once home, we were into feeding. </p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/ssw41biv7/IMG_7423_(800x533).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/l05g9d7r7/IMG_7592_(800x533).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/a0k8xprlv/IMG_7396_(800x534).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>They stayed at their winter grounds til mid Feb, when we had a big thaw. Since we start calving around the 5th of March, it was easier to bring them home than to fight with the ice and water</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/qbkcu4r9v/2017-02-18_001_2017-02-17_040_800x600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/o6zzt1a7n/2017-02-18_001_2017-02-17_016_800x600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And calving season started a little early with a bang, on Feb 28</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/f0hp5thur/20170228_134602_800x600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It was a little cool to start out, but with our new barn, we can keep enough cows inside to keep things warm</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/yv3qrxpcj/20170309_082828_800x600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/l1fe2wc6r/20170309_082623_800x600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/3o53o0m0j/20170307_110601_800x600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/ik3mvn7pv/20170311_134519_600x800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>But things soon warmed up, and it was a good calving season overall</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/ssw41f61f/2017-03-23_001_2017-03-23_092_800x554.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/gr0q79p37/2017-03-23_001_2017-03-23_057_554x800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/t5ni7mbgj/2017-03-27_001_2017-03-27_012_554x800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/fbz5ikqkz/2017-03-27_001_2017-03-27_033_553x800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And then, I had this little sweetie born in May. Canadian Warmblood Filly</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/qbkcu8tvn/2017-05-22_001_2017-05-22_027_554x800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The main herd finished calving at the end of April, and the herd we lease started about the first of May</p><p>And the calves were growing well</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/u7xoqcwwj/2017-06-12_001_2017-06-12_003.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Calving season basically ended the way it started</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/ssw41n3j7/2017-06-12_001_2017-06-12_013.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And we Synched about 100 head and turned bulls in with them</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/8ya2ff15f/2017-06-01_001_2017-05-28_009_800x450.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/xg263jw2r/20170525_100005_800x600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and we also turned the Char boys out </p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/3mv5upuib/2017-06-01_001_2017-06-01_001_800x451.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then this guy came along in mid June, he's AQHA</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/rdujcxhvn/2017-06-14_001_2017-06-14_030_533x800.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And the calves continued to grow</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/3mv5uo4s3/2017-05-22_001_2017-05-22_001_800x555.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/cunebh6qb/2017-06-12_001_2017-06-12_109.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Haying season was soon upon us. And as dry as it had been, we had a pretty good cut</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/n3fvgyuoj/IMG_3009_(800x527).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/k9cq3j083/IMG_3011_(800x522).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I managed to do a little horse showing, </p><p><img src="https://scontent.fyqr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19437594_10211806111161826_1204065597838686751_n.jpg?oh=ee8eab2c5f1395b4321c519c9a4143b6&oe=5AC427E4" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://scontent.fyqr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21078759_10212363456775118_7200633553778582141_n.jpg?oh=ef608c00bedae2c97532817e0fe9d6ed&oe=5AC003F5" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://scontent.fyqr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21078597_10212363480415709_3328641929945092067_n.jpg?oh=fbfa8123fd81311a5e821e1d0bdca7d5&oe=5AF87F32" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then it was time to preg check cows and weigh calves</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/vygprl6n7/IMG_4021_(800x533).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/pxj0uorsj/20171107_122928_800x618.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And chase cows</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/diw8u9d43/IMG_4595_(800x533).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/o9jvg4dxv/20171016_111415_800x600_2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>And haul cows</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/s5x7c3r7n/20171016_111438_800x600.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>We weaned our steers early, our weights were quite a bit higher than in the past few years</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/j72jl2hfn/IMG_4017_(800x618).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/pkrmocowj/IMG_4023_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And eventually all the calves were weaned and cows turned out on the fall pasture.</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/fap7pbh37/20171111_102718_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>We put in a Solar Water System, which we are really happy with.</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/4b40dnlib/20171105_122013_800x619.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>We've got a few calves and bred heifers around the yard</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/pkrmoqu5v/20171220_090142_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/6tppe1wv7/20171226_091916_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/wnzi47moz/20171218_225521_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/3ll81kvc3/20171221_092351_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And the other day we moved the main herd to the corrals and hauled them all to their winter pasture. Got the last load unloaded in the dark. The girls were quite ready to come home</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/vygprv1kz/20171218_111718_(800x620).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/rpbzppdr7/20171218_113001_(618x800).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/s23dvx6bn/20171218_114138_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/8k8qfzotf/20171218_114301_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/4b40du8pf/20171218_193153_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then ivomeced them, the next morning</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/ov8ucc3w3/20171219_104007_(800x618).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/pkrmopjv7/20171219_104128_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/br39zn44j/20171219_103954_(617x800).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And moved the last group of cows over to the winter pasture</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/jwlbxtn8j/20171219_115838_(619x800).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/vlpblt92b/20171219_120022_(618x800).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/o5q1zzy7n/20171219_120140_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/fap7pic03/20171219_121226_(618x800).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The main herd was very happy to see that we brought their water system to them</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/ctdgi8ztf/20171219_165342_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And they were quite enticed by the idea of HAY</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/qzt7dhieb/20171220_095035_(800x619).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/5de6whmer/20171221_100403_(800x620).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/a0k8xprlv/IMG_7396_(800x534).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And there you have it. A year in the life...</p><p>Oh... and I got a nice Christmas present from my husband!</p><p><img src="https://s19.postimg.org/u6nqwzsir/20171216_124951_(800x618).jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Randi, post: 1471195, member: 24883"] So...let's try this again. It has been a rather busy year here. The cow herd is growing, and the weather has been warm, well up til the last few days anyways. And there's never an end to projects on the farm. But, finally, with the cold weather, I feel no need to do anything more than necessary, so I finally have a chance to check back in here. So here you go....lol.... a year on the farm. Well, I'll actually start back around last Dec 14. When we had to bring the cows home, a little earlier than planned. It had snowed and blown enough that we couldn't really get out to them anymore and we had to take the tractor and snowblower to get to them. They didn't really want to leave, but we finally convinced them [img]https://s19.postimg.org/6tppe3evn/IMG_7312_800x534.jpg[/img] Once home, we were into feeding. [img]https://s19.postimg.org/ssw41biv7/IMG_7423_(800x533).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/l05g9d7r7/IMG_7592_(800x533).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/a0k8xprlv/IMG_7396_(800x534).jpg[/img] They stayed at their winter grounds til mid Feb, when we had a big thaw. Since we start calving around the 5th of March, it was easier to bring them home than to fight with the ice and water [img]https://s19.postimg.org/qbkcu4r9v/2017-02-18_001_2017-02-17_040_800x600.jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/o6zzt1a7n/2017-02-18_001_2017-02-17_016_800x600.jpg[/img] And calving season started a little early with a bang, on Feb 28 [img]https://s19.postimg.org/f0hp5thur/20170228_134602_800x600.jpg[/img] It was a little cool to start out, but with our new barn, we can keep enough cows inside to keep things warm [img]https://s19.postimg.org/yv3qrxpcj/20170309_082828_800x600.jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/l1fe2wc6r/20170309_082623_800x600.jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/3o53o0m0j/20170307_110601_800x600.jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/ik3mvn7pv/20170311_134519_600x800.jpg[/img] But things soon warmed up, and it was a good calving season overall [img]https://s19.postimg.org/ssw41f61f/2017-03-23_001_2017-03-23_092_800x554.jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/gr0q79p37/2017-03-23_001_2017-03-23_057_554x800.jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/t5ni7mbgj/2017-03-27_001_2017-03-27_012_554x800.jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/fbz5ikqkz/2017-03-27_001_2017-03-27_033_553x800.jpg[/img] And then, I had this little sweetie born in May. Canadian Warmblood Filly [img]https://s19.postimg.org/qbkcu8tvn/2017-05-22_001_2017-05-22_027_554x800.jpg[/img] The main herd finished calving at the end of April, and the herd we lease started about the first of May And the calves were growing well [img]https://s19.postimg.org/u7xoqcwwj/2017-06-12_001_2017-06-12_003.jpg[/img] Calving season basically ended the way it started [img]https://s19.postimg.org/ssw41n3j7/2017-06-12_001_2017-06-12_013.jpg[/img] And we Synched about 100 head and turned bulls in with them [img]https://s19.postimg.org/8ya2ff15f/2017-06-01_001_2017-05-28_009_800x450.jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/xg263jw2r/20170525_100005_800x600.jpg[/img] and we also turned the Char boys out [img]https://s19.postimg.org/3mv5upuib/2017-06-01_001_2017-06-01_001_800x451.jpg[/img] Then this guy came along in mid June, he's AQHA [img]https://s19.postimg.org/rdujcxhvn/2017-06-14_001_2017-06-14_030_533x800.jpg[/img] And the calves continued to grow [img]https://s19.postimg.org/3mv5uo4s3/2017-05-22_001_2017-05-22_001_800x555.jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/cunebh6qb/2017-06-12_001_2017-06-12_109.jpg[/img] Haying season was soon upon us. And as dry as it had been, we had a pretty good cut [img]https://s19.postimg.org/n3fvgyuoj/IMG_3009_(800x527).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/k9cq3j083/IMG_3011_(800x522).jpg[/img] I managed to do a little horse showing, [img]https://scontent.fyqr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/19437594_10211806111161826_1204065597838686751_n.jpg?oh=ee8eab2c5f1395b4321c519c9a4143b6&oe=5AC427E4[/img] [img]https://scontent.fyqr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21078759_10212363456775118_7200633553778582141_n.jpg?oh=ef608c00bedae2c97532817e0fe9d6ed&oe=5AC003F5[/img] [img]https://scontent.fyqr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21078597_10212363480415709_3328641929945092067_n.jpg?oh=fbfa8123fd81311a5e821e1d0bdca7d5&oe=5AF87F32[/img] Then it was time to preg check cows and weigh calves [img]https://s19.postimg.org/vygprl6n7/IMG_4021_(800x533).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/pxj0uorsj/20171107_122928_800x618.jpg[/img] And chase cows [img]https://s19.postimg.org/diw8u9d43/IMG_4595_(800x533).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/o9jvg4dxv/20171016_111415_800x600_2.jpg[/img] And haul cows [img]https://s19.postimg.org/s5x7c3r7n/20171016_111438_800x600.jpg[/img] We weaned our steers early, our weights were quite a bit higher than in the past few years [img]https://s19.postimg.org/j72jl2hfn/IMG_4017_(800x618).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/pkrmocowj/IMG_4023_(800x619).jpg[/img] And eventually all the calves were weaned and cows turned out on the fall pasture. [img]https://s19.postimg.org/fap7pbh37/20171111_102718_(800x619).jpg[/img] We put in a Solar Water System, which we are really happy with. [img]https://s19.postimg.org/4b40dnlib/20171105_122013_800x619.jpg[/img] We've got a few calves and bred heifers around the yard [img]https://s19.postimg.org/pkrmoqu5v/20171220_090142_(800x619).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/6tppe1wv7/20171226_091916_(800x619).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/wnzi47moz/20171218_225521_(800x619).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/3ll81kvc3/20171221_092351_(800x619).jpg[/img] And the other day we moved the main herd to the corrals and hauled them all to their winter pasture. Got the last load unloaded in the dark. The girls were quite ready to come home [img]https://s19.postimg.org/vygprv1kz/20171218_111718_(800x620).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/rpbzppdr7/20171218_113001_(618x800).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/s23dvx6bn/20171218_114138_(800x619).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/8k8qfzotf/20171218_114301_(800x619).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/4b40du8pf/20171218_193153_(800x619).jpg[/img] Then ivomeced them, the next morning [img]https://s19.postimg.org/ov8ucc3w3/20171219_104007_(800x618).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/pkrmopjv7/20171219_104128_(800x619).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/br39zn44j/20171219_103954_(617x800).jpg[/img] And moved the last group of cows over to the winter pasture [img]https://s19.postimg.org/jwlbxtn8j/20171219_115838_(619x800).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/vlpblt92b/20171219_120022_(618x800).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/o5q1zzy7n/20171219_120140_(800x619).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/fap7pic03/20171219_121226_(618x800).jpg[/img] The main herd was very happy to see that we brought their water system to them [img]https://s19.postimg.org/ctdgi8ztf/20171219_165342_(800x619).jpg[/img] And they were quite enticed by the idea of HAY [img]https://s19.postimg.org/qzt7dhieb/20171220_095035_(800x619).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/5de6whmer/20171221_100403_(800x620).jpg[/img] [img]https://s19.postimg.org/a0k8xprlv/IMG_7396_(800x534).jpg[/img] And there you have it. A year in the life... Oh... and I got a nice Christmas present from my husband! [img]https://s19.postimg.org/u6nqwzsir/20171216_124951_(800x618).jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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