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Almost time for fall romance

Sunset over the Lemmons Meadow

 

The purebred Hampshire ewes are down from their summer pasture on the Johnson Ranch in the Routt NAfational Forest. It is almost time for the bucks to join them so they can have baby lambs in After a few weeks of romancing the ladies, the bucks return to their bachelor ways.

Ladies in waiting

 

Hampshire ewes with Battle Mountain

 
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Posted by on September 30, 2017 in Animals, Sheep

 

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Heifers on the go

Sorting heifers

 

We sold one truckload of heifers so it was time to sort and load them. After weeks of dry weather, fire in the forest and smoke in the valley, we’ve had rain. It has settled the dust and greened up our brittle grasses. The Big Red Fire did a lot of good, this week’s rain is doing a lot of good, and the first frost which came last night is just a few days ahead of the Equinox. Fall is here, and the cooler weather is welcome.

Belle and Gramps bringing up the heifers

Meghan on Clyde

Eamon with McCoy on post, supervising

Rhen and Sarah checking out the truck

 
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Posted by on September 17, 2017 in Cattle, Dogs, Family, Folks

 

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New Flume on the Salisbury Ditch

Meghan, Pat and Cora checking out the new flume

Tiarnan and Battle Creek

Rock structure with headgate

 
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Posted by on September 16, 2017 in Dogs, Family, Farming

 

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Pregnancy Testing with Doctorbennoland

bringing in the heifers

 

Are they or aren’t they. The heifers are headed in to be pregnancy tested. We are lucky to have to two veterinarians in our community–Drs. Ben and Hallie Noland. Four-year-old Rhen calls Ben “Doctorbennoland” and the good doctor came to check out the heifers. McCoy, six, was mad because Rhen got to help while McCoy had to go to first grade and miss out out on the excitement.

Ben checking out a heifer

Rhen supervising

Megan and Eamon working the chute

Brittany and Kimmy

Meghan on the job too

That’s a good look for you, Doctorbennoland!

 

 
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Posted by on September 5, 2017 in Events

 

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