Inyati!

[jasonleonard]

Hey Ron, I just saw where some lady left her 3 million dollar estate in a trust fund to her six cats!!
If anything was to happen to you, are there gonna be some wealthy black cows in Ky ?
You sure do love your cows! I try not to get attached to mine, it makes it too hard to load them when their time has come!

 

[denvermartinfarms]

I'm like him, I probably spend to much time with them. I often talk about cows like there people.

 

[sim.-ang.king]

I'm going to have my ashes spread over the pasture... with a little clover mixed... maybe some potash...if it's spring time maybe some Urea........

:lol:

 

[greybeard]

I'm going to have my ashes spread over the pasture... with a little clover mixed... maybe some potash...if it's spring time maybe some Urea........

:lol:

Ya shouldn't need any urea--the burned blood provides Nitrogen aplenty. Bones release Phosphorous when burned, so all you really need is the potash.

 

[alisonb]

I try not to get attached to mine, it makes it too hard to load them when their time has come!

:nod: :nod: It took me a while to realise it though.

 

[inyati13]

I am very fond of my cows. I invest a lot of my time with them. I think I mentioned once before that I have constructed a bridge that will be very difficult for me to cross someday. I am 63. I figure I can do this for at least another 20 years. Nevertheless, the time will come when I will put down my curry comb and walk from the pasture. I must cross that bridge. I saw it happen to my dad. He worked horses his entire life except for the time he served in the armed forces during WWII. He never completely recovered from the depression of giving them. With the end of something that was a priority in your life, comes a realization that one is near an end.

I think when I end, I would prefer that all my cattle be sent to slaughter. My cattle enjoy a pretty good life. They are in a safe harbor. They have safe, clean, plentiful pasture. I treat them to mixed feed like you would give a child dessert. They have good clean water, minerals and protein supplements. They are groomed and combed for burrs and debris. Scratched, rubbed and played with. They are watched over on a daily basis. I am not content in the knowledge that the one who would follow me would treat them as well. I would be more at peace knowing that they are not mistreated.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

I am very fond of my cows. I invest a lot of my time with them. I think I mentioned once before that I have constructed a bridge that will be very difficult for me to cross someday. I am 63. I figure I can do this for at least another 20 years. Nevertheless, the time will come when I will put down my curry comb and walk from the pasture. I must cross that bridge. I saw it happen to my dad. He worked horses his entire life except for the time he served in the armed forces during WWII. He never completely recovered from the depression of giving them. With the end of something that was a priority in your life, comes a realization that one is near an end.

I think when I end, I would prefer that all my cattle be sent to slaughter. My cattle enjoy a pretty good life. They are in a safe harbor. They have safe, clean, plentiful pasture. I treat them to mixed feed like you would give a child dessert. They have good clean water, minerals and protein supplements. They are groomed and combed for burrs and debris. Scratched, rubbed and played with. They are watched over on a daily basis. I am not content in the knowledge that the one who would follow me would treat them as well. I would be more at peace knowing that they are not mistreated.

substitute that with, hang up my hat and put away my spurs.......please, just this once...
:cowboy:

 

[inyati13]

Nevertheless, the time will come when I will "hang up my hat and put away my spurs."

:cowboy:

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Nevertheless, the time will come when I will "hang up my hat and put away my spurs."

:cowboy:

now your talking,,dont worry about the noise you are hearing, its just the sound of hair growin' on your chest

 

[inyati13]

Hey Ron, I just saw where some lady left her 3 million dollar estate in a trust fund to her six cats!!
If anything was to happen to you, are there gonna be some wealthy black cows in Ky ?
You sure do love your cows! I try not to get attached to mine, it makes it too hard to load them when their time has come!

Jason, one last thought. It is hard to ship them. Even the 7/9 month old calves going to a feeder lot. You probably know, I shipped Big Bertha and Blackie out for good reason. Big Bertha was a cow I admired. She was big, intelligent and full of character but she was so dominant that I have noticed the herd is more relaxed with her gone. She was strict on them. They did exactly as she demanded. But if you remember, she was interferring with the Bull doing his job. She needed to go and I don't regret that decision. But I still regret shipping Blackie. She was the one that weighed 1890 pounds. She was not getting pregnant and I was not going to keep her on that basis.

There are two that I have, that I would keep for no other reason than I like them. Star and Blaze. I am honestly attached to Star like you get attached to your dog. Her mother died when she was a calf. She mourned for her mother and frequently made trips to where she was last with her mother. I helped her along and she did amazingly well. I noticed she had a strong character. She is not big but acted big for her size. She is not easy to push around and stands well to the bigger cows. She comes to me like calling a dog and demands to be groomed. A dark cloud would forever hang over my little piece of heaven if I lost her!!! :tiphat:

 

[Bigfoot]

Inyati,

My dad is retired from everything, but cattle. He is 72. He gets around very good. I encourage him all the time to cut his herd back. I think that he would be just as happy with 25, and buy hay. He and mother both draw a good pension. They don't need the income. He has quit keeping heifers as of this fall. He says that by the time his cows have aged out, or been culled that it will be time for him to hang it up. He calls it easing out of the cattle business.

 

[inyati13]

Inyati,

My dad is retired from everything, but cattle. He is 72. He gets around very good. I encourage him all the time to cut his herd back. I think that he would be just as happy with 25, and buy hay. He and mother both draw a good pension. They don't need the income. He has quit keeping heifers as of this fall. He says that by the time his cows have aged out, or been culled that it will be time for him to hang it up. He calls it easing out of the cattle business.

Thanks, Bigfoot. That is a good approach. I hope I never quit!

 

[Nesikep]

inyati, I think we've established that we're pretty similar in the way we treat our cows... I notice how time flies when I look at the herd and the letter designations... My oldest, Rosie, was born when I was 16, she's going on 18... so she has been around for more than half my life. Her tag that she lost years ago was 8C I think... we are at "V" now (skipped I and 0)... what really gets me is that even though I'm 35 now, when her daughter Kama is Rosie's age I'll be 53.

I know that around here there are a few good ranchers that take good care of their animals, and if I were to hang up my hat I'd give them first dibs at them... unfortunately all they're all in their 70's and 80's... one of them has a large family that will probably take over the ranch, the others probably will be sold.