Anybody else working cattle this Spring?

[Cowcatcher]

We put in 11hrs today gathering, cutting, doctorin and trailin em back to pastures. Just 3 more days to go. Managed to snap a couple pictures. That's my wife and two oldest daughters behind me in the one picture. They're like good border collies just trailin behind waiting to hear their name and a hand signal. Don't tell my wife I said that! The girls don't have school on Mondays, I'll sure miss em the rest the week.
I know some the rest of y'all ranch some too. How y'all getting along?

 

[dennishoddy]

I remember the days, but no more. Neighbor got three new calves over the weekend though. Thought one of them was pretty lifeless looking, but it was up and gone when getting back from town.

 

[TerryMiller]

Well, I "kind of" miss that part of the life...

...except when it was cold as all get out when we moved cattle. Working the cattle was okay because one was moving around, but riding behind in a cold north wind isn't missed at all.

That all ended back in the early '80's for us.

 

[Snattlerake]

Ahh memories....

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Way to go Cowcatcher! Your kids know what a hard days work is and aren't afraid to get their hands dirty doing it.

I helped a handful of times as a young man, but didn't do it every year. I was bought by one of the large animal vets at the FFA Labor Auction a couple years and helped out. My grandmother also had a small herd of cattle until I was in my late teens. I helped out with the sorting calves/cows and working cattle. Grandmother's cattle were used to ATV's and that is what we used to herd the cattle into the lot.

 

[ok 22250]

About to start working calves.

 

[steelfingers]

I mostly help my bro-in law but this year I can't. He has a pretty large cattle operation and I look forward to it, but this year I'll miss it.
Glad to see you working the cattle on horse back. A lot are using 4 wheeler's but I think they just stress the cattle if their not used to it and if you get them running, your going to have to make a call to the vet or meat packer. We have lots of moles in some of the pastures.
Anyway, thanks for the pictures. Made made my day

 

[Louro]

Man,

That is a nice office you got there.... hard work but rewarding.......

 

[Okie4570]

Quite a few, calves still dropping everyday. I enjoy the diesel, oil, machinery and dirt part more than the cattle part............except for the steaks lol.

 

[Cohiba]

Not any more....sold all the Brangus.

Now I'm an Urban Cowboy.