Tag: summer
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Heat Stress is a Serious Issue for Cattle and Other Livestock
Whew – who turned up the heat?! Summer has definitely arrived at our home on the range and while it’s nice to not battle snow drifts and sleet to take care of our livestock, the excessive heat obviously presents challenges of its own. Just as in humans, heat stress can be harmful to cattle and…
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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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A Picture is Better Than Words
My “blog every week” challenge blew up in my face during week two – but at least I’m back now. Hooray! I take a lot of pictures and am an Instagram addict (@brandibuzzard) so here are a few of the pictures I’ve taken lately (some were on my feed, some not) since I haven’t…
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Grillin ain’t BBQ’in
It’s summertime (at least it is in the States) and that means two things: hot weather and cooking outdoors. I’ve been jealous of the countless facebook statuses I’ve read that have been talking about BBQ’ing with friends, going fishing and having a good time. But did you know that most people are falsely claiming to…