New Crop Calf Pics

[mnmtranching]

Took some pics today. Another cold and windy day, calves don't seem to mind.

We have calves, seem like everywhere, enough pics For now.

 

[angie1]

Lots of healthy sassy babies there mnmt!
Looks like your cows are doing a great job!

 

[CattleHand]

dont they just tear up those bales in the background in the fifth pic?

And how many people here use hay rings?

 

[Aaron]

I like your setup. Lots of clean space for the calves to keep healthy. I see your snow is just about gone, isn't that a good feeling? Ground frost coming out in your area yet?

We use hay rings to feed hay. It saves a fair bit. But with calves you aren't going to lose much hay if a couple little bull calves are going to tussle with a 1000 lb. bale. :cboy:

 

[TexasBred]

MM....good looking calves. I'd be darn proud of them too. Calves aren't going to hurt that hay. Pic. 4 looks like the roll of hay has a ring around it. You can show us follow up pics latter. Good job.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

I'll loan you my ring's aint been usein' em lately anyway ;-)

 

[mnmtranching]

Oh yeah we use rings, got about a dozen usable ones. Use them some on frozen ground, but not on mud. Way to much waste as these cows will move the ring around when as the bale lightens. I also have a heavy feeder wagon that holds 5 15 hundred pound bales. As soon as the frost is out and things firm up I feed exclusively in the corn ground.

On normal years the 1st of May starts the field work. Cows go to pasture 1st of June. So we still have a lot of feeding.

Thanks for the comments all.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Oh yeah we use rings, got about a dozen usable ones. Use them some on frozen ground, but not on mud. Way to much waste as these cows will move the ring around when as the bale lightens. I also have a heavy feeder wagon that holds 5 15 hundred pound bales. As soon as the frost is out and things firm up I feed exclusively in the corn ground.

On normal years the 1st of May starts the field work.

• .>>>Cows go to pasture 1st of June. So we still have a lot of feeding.<<

Thanks for the comments all.

sound's like it.. we are starting to dread summer slump by then.

 

[bigbull338]

those are some nice looking calves.warm an content snuggled in the hay piles.

 

[texast]

Thanks for sharing the pics. Its always good to see good looking cattle, and to see how other folks in a different part of the USA does things.

 

[CattleHand]

I like the set up you have there with the wooden lane to bring the cows in. and nice lookin calves. And yea i see that ring in the one pic, i just saw the calves laying in the hay and was wonderin if most people did that in your area.

 

[funky 4-Her]

They look good :clap:
But... how do the cows get to the calves to feed them? Or am i missing something?

 

[bandit80]

They look good :clap:
But... how do the cows get to the calves to feed them? Or am i missing something?

I'm thinking the calves can get back and forth between the boards. Calves go to the cows, not cows to the calves.

Pretty good idea.

 

[mnmtranching]

They look good :clap:
But... how do the cows get to the calves to feed them? Or am i missing something?

Yup, bandit is correct, calves can move back and forth for nursing.

 

[gerardplauche]

nice - how much for all of them???? :nod:

 

[mnmtranching]

nice - how much for all of them???? :nod:

Cost of hay-------$135 ton
Cost of fuel--------$4 gal
Cost of fertilizer -$600 ton

80 calves frolicking in the Spring grass-------------PRICELESS

 

[rattler]

Some fine looking critters you got their mnm Thank's for shareing the pic's.

rattler