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<blockquote data-quote="CowboyRam" data-source="post: 1725664" data-attributes="member: 42312"><p>I kinds started late in life. Spent most of my adult life in the construction business in northwest Colorado. I helped my uncle on his ranch some, but not to much; I was to busy trying to make a meager living. When I was in my early 40's dad bought a farm here in Riverton, and I ended up moving up here to help him out some; I mostly helped him feed in the winter. I taught the construction trades at the community college for a few years until they shut down my program. I was not until my divorce about six years ago that I really got into the farming; I sold some property and bought some farm equipment. I was going to put our own hay; that first year was rough, spent a lot of money on my baler, and our hay was not all that great. Dad and I decided buy a few head of cows to feed it to, we had about twenty some head. We ended up upgrading our corrals; a new squeeze chute and of course getting more cows, we are now up to 66 head with a goal of 100 or so. I have a mix of everything, but mostly Black Angus, a few Herefords, Red Angus, Charolais or two, a few crossbreds. I should have never bought those linebacks, I can't say I like them, but they were cheap. I'm in the process of buying better replacements. I plan to weed out all cows that have a calf with horns or other colors than black. This year my calf sizes were way more consistent this year than other years, and I believe that next year will be even better. </p><p></p><p>It has been a learning experience, I have been relying a lot on my dad and uncle knowledge. If I can learn half as much as dad had forgot over the years I think I will be doing good. I do know that if it was not for me wanting to do this, dad would have sold the farm several years ago; he just can't do the work like he used to. The good thing is that it give him something to think about and a reason to get out and do something. Even though he does not move very fast anymore, he is out there every day. I have worked with dad in the construction business, and with this farming and ranching thing, and I find myself thankful that I can do it with him. I enjoy making hay, and working cows; I'm not near as comfortable in the saddle as I would like to be, but I'm slowly getting there. </p><p></p><p>That's my story and I'm sticking to it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CowboyRam, post: 1725664, member: 42312"] I kinds started late in life. Spent most of my adult life in the construction business in northwest Colorado. I helped my uncle on his ranch some, but not to much; I was to busy trying to make a meager living. When I was in my early 40's dad bought a farm here in Riverton, and I ended up moving up here to help him out some; I mostly helped him feed in the winter. I taught the construction trades at the community college for a few years until they shut down my program. I was not until my divorce about six years ago that I really got into the farming; I sold some property and bought some farm equipment. I was going to put our own hay; that first year was rough, spent a lot of money on my baler, and our hay was not all that great. Dad and I decided buy a few head of cows to feed it to, we had about twenty some head. We ended up upgrading our corrals; a new squeeze chute and of course getting more cows, we are now up to 66 head with a goal of 100 or so. I have a mix of everything, but mostly Black Angus, a few Herefords, Red Angus, Charolais or two, a few crossbreds. I should have never bought those linebacks, I can't say I like them, but they were cheap. I'm in the process of buying better replacements. I plan to weed out all cows that have a calf with horns or other colors than black. This year my calf sizes were way more consistent this year than other years, and I believe that next year will be even better. It has been a learning experience, I have been relying a lot on my dad and uncle knowledge. If I can learn half as much as dad had forgot over the years I think I will be doing good. I do know that if it was not for me wanting to do this, dad would have sold the farm several years ago; he just can't do the work like he used to. The good thing is that it give him something to think about and a reason to get out and do something. Even though he does not move very fast anymore, he is out there every day. I have worked with dad in the construction business, and with this farming and ranching thing, and I find myself thankful that I can do it with him. I enjoy making hay, and working cows; I'm not near as comfortable in the saddle as I would like to be, but I'm slowly getting there. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. [/QUOTE]
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