Fiddle farting around on the farm.

[Siesta Sundance]

I was LMAO...
Season 5 of Yellowstone also references the cold here, when the cattle from Montana have to be shipped down for grazing during the winter.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

The Laundry Fairy and I were in East Texas this past wknd. Left my boys in charge. Not sure what happened, but gotta take JP the bull in to the vet this week. Looks like he developed a cyst in his neck. The neighbors ranchhand and I, have never loaded him or had him in a chute. When we picked him up 2 years ago, he was field ready, that was a trailer to trailer transfer. I will probably load him up with a few girls, he has been pretty docile with me so far, but all bets are off when they get into the sorting pen. The boys are off to college again later this week, I will definitely need their help. I'm hoping all goes well.

2 years ago.

JP the new Hereford Bull.

#cowboy #cattle #cows

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[Siesta Sundance]

Forecast shows 2 to 8in white chit in Central to N TX later this week. Y'all need to keep that crap up North or I'm gonna have to share those 120*+ heat index days in the summer with Y'all.

Rain/sleet chances increase here on Wednesday/Thursday, really hoping its just rain and the ground temperature stays warm enough for contnued germination of the rye grass/trical 813 on the 4 acres.

 

[D2Cat]

We were on the south end of the storm and got about 4.5" of snow, but it began as ice and about 1/2-3/4" of ice before the snow. https://www.weather.gov/source/crh/snowmap.html

 

[RCW]

We were on the south end of the storm and got about 4.5" of snow, but it began as ice and about 1/2-3/4" of ice before the snow. https://www.weather.gov/source/crh/snowmap.html

Oh my, that's a lot of ice......with snow on top to add insult to injury.

Sincerely hoping things get back to normal quickly.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

We were on the south end of the storm and got about 4.5" of snow, but it began as ice and about 1/2-3/4" of ice before the snow. https://www.weather.gov/source/crh/snowmap.html

That sounds a bit better than the possible 4in of icing they were predicting. Hope ya thall out soon.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

I'm currently at the vet, JP and and few girls are loaded up, waiting the Dr. to finish his lunch and then gonna unload and send them down the chute.

 

[RCW]

I'm currently at the vet, JP and and few girls are loaded up, waiting the Dr. to finish his lunch and then gonna unload and send them down the chute.

Did JP load up okay?

Hopefully he and the girls behave at the vet's.

Extending sincere hopes JP has a simple malady and quick cure/recovery.

Hoping a simple inflamed lymph node or injury (horn?) and some antibiotic will do the trick.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Did JP load up okay?

Hopefully he and the girls behave at the vet's.

Extending sincere hopes JP has a simple malady and quick cure/recovery.

Hoping a simple inflamed lymph node or injury (horn?) and some antibiotic will do the trick.

He actually loaded himself up, the first go around, the girls is what gave me trouble. JP will be at the vet for the next 10 days, every 3 days he has to have 15' of gauze pulled out, cleand area and replace gauze and antibiotic shots etc. Just a cyst(softball size), pretty common in cattle in these parts, from eating stemming type plants with thorns. Cut open and drain the abscess, treated the pocket and stuffed with treated gauze.

Oh, all 3 girls are pregnant!! The 2 cows that I got with JP got new ear jewelry and updated on shots.

RC, 8 months, sex unknown, JP is the daddy. Doc, "oh yeah she's pregnant, her calf just bit my hand" his joke.

ET, 3 to 4 months, sex unknown,
JP is the daddy.

Moca, 2.5 months, bull calf, JP is the daddy.

 

[Moose7060]

He actually loaded himself up, the first go around, the girls is what gave me trouble. JP will be at the vet for the next 10 days, every 3 days he has to have 15' of gauze pulled out, cleand area and replace gauze and antibiotic shots etc. Just a cyst(softball size), pretty common in cattle in these parts, from eating stemming type plants with thorns. Cut open and drain the abscess, treated the pocket and stuffed with treated gauze.

Oh, all 3 girls are pregnant!! The 2 cows that I got with JP got new ear jewelry and updated on shots.

RC, 8 months, sex unknown, JP is the daddy. Doc, "oh yeah she's pregnant, her calf just bit my hand" his joke.

ET, 3 to 4 months, sex unknown,
JP is the daddy.

Moca, 2.5 months, bull calf, JP is the daddy.

Congratulations Grandpa!

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Glückwunsch Opa!

^ fify

Thanks!

 

[RCW]

Aw shucks, doesn’t sound simple but the DVM has a plan.

Wishing JP a quick recovery.

 

[Moose7060]

We all remember our first love...

 

[Siesta Sundance]

**WARNING BLOOD AND PUSS**

Farmlife and dealing with cows health.

JP's Abscess Drain, Puss Pimple Popping! #pimple #cow

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[Siesta Sundance]

One of JP's babies, a bull calf at my neighbors. All black f1 angus mix cow bred to JP = Baldie

 

[Siesta Sundance]

**WARNING BLOOD AND PUSS**

Farmlife and dealing with cows health.

JP's Abscess Drain, Puss Pimple Popping! #pimple #cow

youtube.com

 

[D2Cat]

 

[D2Cat]

 

[RCW]

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I used to love being around horses.

We housed some horses in our barn after the cows were gone.

Probably the ones I miss the most are the several Belgians and Percherons we had at the same time. I tended to them every day.

There was also a Morgan gelding "Blaze" that was owned by the Belgian family.

He was a great guy. He'd complain and "winny' at me every time I left the barn......we got along real well.

He'd look for me the next day after school. He got so he could figure out when the school bus brought me home. I could hear him hollerin' after the bus dropped me off.

I looked forward to seeing him each day. Beautiful horse. I was probably 13-14 years old.

 

[Siesta Sundance]

Freeze warning issued for Saturday, (correction) today a high temp today of 38, low temp tonight 38 lol, winchill in the upper 20's. It's been misting most of day with a few periods light rain. I'm really hoping the moisture locks in the ground temperatures. I'll check the rain gauges in the morning, very much needed moisture though.

I just got home, took my youngest son to college for the Spring semester. Spent over 9 hours in the truck today, my arss is wore out.