Category: Ranch Life
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Controlling the Summer Bugs and Bacteria
I would love to say our cattle never get sick, but unfortunately, that’s not the truth. Just like cats, dogs, hamsters and humans, cattle have biological systems that can be disrupted by bacteria and viruses. The truth is, even outside the normal “cold and flu season” for cattle, we have animals that contract an illness…
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Summer Has Arrived – Does That Mean the Ranch Work Stops?
In May, we hauled our cows from our ranch to the summer grass that we lease so that our home pastures can rest and grow for haying. The cows will spend five months grazing on vast grass pastures while they gestate their soon-arriving baby calves. The ladies will come back to our ranch around the…
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Rodeo Mama
Being a rodeo mama is not just about hauling your kids with you to the rodeo and finding someone to watch them while you warm up and compete. • It’s about focusing on all the details in order to be a good mama, while also focusing on the details you need to be a fierce…
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5 Ways Winter Farm & Ranch Chores Are Like the Winter Olympics
I’d like to say I am a big fan of winter. But that would be a lie. I hate hot weather but I don’t exactly love frigid temps. I love snow and chilly weather during the month of December and then right about January 10, I am ready for spring. As I schlep buckets of…
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What Do Farmers and Ranchers Do on Christmas?
We are just like you – we spend time with our families, eat way too many Christmas cookies, watch football and, probably, take a nap. But first, we feed the cows (and horses, pigs, sheep, chickens, dogs etc). And make sure they have water (which often involves breaking ice) and are comfortable. This happens before…