Murrays projects 2021

[MurraysMutts]

get another length of pipe on the top (bottom, LOL - I know how that goes) of that blue panel before she jumps it.

That really worried me too!
I'm glad it's upside down tho. She attempted to go under twice. She's given up on that now.
Doesn't seem to be a jumper, thank goodness!

Shes been fed twice now.
And got fresh flakes of yummy square bales. Bow she just runs in the trailer when she sees me.

We will see how she likes depending on me to eat and drink...

 

[MurraysMutts]

Guess I'll go see if she can unscrew herself.
Sheesh.....

 

[chaded]

I was thinking you were about due for some excitement.

 

[MurraysMutts]

I got her outta there, it was fight for sure!
Now she's really really mad at me....

 

[Lee VanRoss]

I got her outta there, it was fight for sure!
Now she's really really mad at me....

Unless I was pressed for time she would have backed out of there sans horns.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Unless I was pressed for time she would have backed out of there sans horns.

I ALMOST put a halter on to tie her off and do just that!

 

[Hippie Rancher]

Unless I was pressed for time she would have backed out of there sans horns.

there are a few around here missing at least part of one. sawing sure helps encourage them to figure out how to get unstuck.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Anyone remember Speckles?
It's a terrible pic. But it's a pic. She's getting big!!

 

[MurraysMutts]

Well, she's settling down a little. Ain't seen her stick her big dumb head in there again.

For the past several days she's been running around like an idiot every time I get close. Jumping in and out of the trailer. Bouncing off the panels. I've been coming out here of an evening and just sitting while my babies eat.

She's finally calmed down enough she is comfortable enough to eat while I'm here.
Baby steps....
What am I gonna do with her???
Ain't even got a name or a tag yet. Just been calling her dummy.

 

[TCRanch]

What's that thing on her neck? How 'bout calling her Einstein? Ya know, with the whole gender neutral thing going on

 

[Cattlelow]

Dummy fits...

 

[MurraysMutts]

What's that thing on her neck? How 'bout calling her Einstein? Ya know, with the whole gender neutral thing going on

I think that's just a fold of leather..
Better pic Maybe.

 

[MurraysMutts]

I think my brown heifer that's got a November date may be bred by Dumbo too....
Starting to see teats.
I've heard a light bred, fed well heifer makes good beef.
But if she has a calf before November that's really gonna mess things up!

 

[TCRanch]

Only one way to find out! And then you have to decide . . . .

 

[MurraysMutts]

Only one way to find out! And then you have to decide . . . .

I got me a chute!
How's ur arm?


I suppose on one hand...
If she's bred too far, now would be the time to purchase another animal.

If she ain't...
Then proceed as normal?

 

[TCRanch]

How's ur arm?

My arm sucks! But, shockingly, I'm pretty darn accurate with "lunch on the left, rugrat on the right" - looking from behind. And you can always bump her.

Even if she's not bred too far, if she's not too young (or small) to successfully calve unassisted, I'd be tempted to give her a chance.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Shes plenty big enough.
But be about 19 or 20 months in November

Don't need any more cows. Tho, I'll admit, she looks really good for what she is!

 

[MurraysMutts]

My arm sucks! But, shockingly, I'm pretty darn accurate with "lunch on the left, rugrat on the right" - looking from behind. And you can always bump her.

Even if she's not bred too far, if she's not too young (or small) to successfully calve unassisted, I'd be tempted to give her a chance.

Ok. Sometimes I'm a real idiot.
I pictured you with a sammich in your left hand. And a rugrat on your right. Couldn't for the life of me figure out how u were gonna preg this cow like that...
Then it dawned on me what you were saying!

Omg! Sometimes I'm a real dope!

 

[TCRanch]

I'm still laughing!! But this is what I'm talking about: Pink Tongue is the one I almost lost last year when she had a hedge apple lodged in her throat. Then, it sure looked like she aborted, based on the discharge (never found a fetus). Couple months later I took a good look - from behind. Yup, lunch on the left, rugrat on the right. Maybe she slipped a twin? Dunno, but she had a beautiful heifer that I'm keeping - contingent on a thorough exam from my vet to make sure she isn't a freemartin.

 

[branxchar&charx]

The ones you never expect to breed...

She looks springy, and im with TC, if she is preggars, tempting to keep her around.