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Weather: Trying to rain but doesn’t.
Where: Cows (199 + 35) 234 in L-7 Bred 2’s (55) and LS-8. Calves (248 (117 H + 133 S) in LS-15. Bulls (15) Bulls in WG-4. Supplement: Done with hay. Supplement steady not tracking daily. Culls: 23109-open; 00086(old); 2245 (LC). Sales: Cows moving twice daily. Yearlings and bred heifers moving daily. More calves. Tyler and I are trying to leave between 30 to 40% residual to optimize photosynthesis with all the ranch plants-grazed or rested.
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Weather: Cloudy and cool.
Where: Cows (199 + 35) 234 in L-8 Bred 2’s (55) and LS-8. Calves (248 (117 H + 133 S) in LS-15. Bulls (15) Bulls in WG-4. Supplement: Cows: 1+1+1; yearling/calves: 0 + 0 + 0; young cows: hay 1 + 1 +.5 + 0. Culls: 23109-open; 00086(old); 2245 (LC). Sales: Cows move into L-7. Cows fenced into the crested-wheat dominant part of the paddock. Heifers and yearlings move to fresh splits. Calving is picking up. Tyler moving bulls roughly every other day depending on workload. Weather: Light shower.
Where: Cows (199 + 35) 234 in L-8 Bred 2’s (55) and LS-8. Calves (248 (117 H + 133 S) in LS-15. Bulls (15) Bulls in WG-4. Supplement: Cows: 1+1+1; yearling/calves: 0 + 0 + 0; young cows: hay 1 + 1 +.5 + 0. Culls: 23109-open; 00086(old); 2245 (LC); Sales: Cows stay put. Yearlings and heifers move to fresh splits. I return from Bozeman. Weather: Continued mild with clouds building.
Where: Cows (199 + 35) 234 in L-8 Bred 2’s (55) and LS-8. Calves (248 (117 H + 133 S) in LS-15. Bulls (15) Bulls in WG-4. Supplement: Cows: 1+1+1; yearling/calves: 0 + 0 + 0; young cows: hay 1 + 1 +.5 + 0. Culls: 23109-open; 00086(old); 2245 (LC); Sales: Cows move to last split in L-8 with 2 days of feed as I will be gone to Bozeman for almost two days. Tyler moves yearlings and heifers stay put. Calving proceeds slowly. Curlew doing territorial display over headquarters. Weather: No frost-much warmer and calm.
Where: Cows (199 + 35) 234 in L-8 Bred 2’s (55) and LS-8. Calves (248 (117 H + 133 S) in LS-15. Bulls (15) Bulls in LS-2-WG-4. Supplement: Cows: 1+1+1; yearling/calves: 0 + 0 + 0; young cows: hay 1 + 1 +.5 + 0. Culls: 23109-open; 00086(old); 2245 (LC); Sales: I watch and move animals as everyone heads to Wacker Branding. Cows move 2x. L-8 has the best cover ever and tight moves are getting good litter and leaving reasonable residue. Yearlings to fresh split-some areas the AD harvest is a little heavy-shooting for about 40% leaf residue to sustain ongoing photosynthesis. Two more heifers’ calf unassisted. Dandelion season is upon us. Weather: Morning frost then nice.
Where: Cows (199 + 35) 234 in L-8 Bred 2’s (55) and LS-8. Calves (248 (117 H + 133 S) in LS-15. Bulls (15) Bulls in LS-2. Supplement: Cows: 1+1+1; yearling/calves: 0 + 0 + 0; young cows: hay 1 + 1 +.5 + 0. Culls: 23109-open; 00086-old). Sales: Semi-hard frosts every day this week. Low-high temperature rule-need to add to 100 degrees to grow grass. Cows move 2x. Yearlings on daily moves. Heifers stay put. Moved bulls into WG-4 Weather: Morning frost then mostly Pleasant
Where: Cows (199 + 35) 234 in L-8 Bred 2’s (55) and LS-8. Calves (248 (117 H + 133 S) in LS-15. Bulls (15) Bulls in LS-2. Supplement: Cows: 1+1+1; yearling/calves: 0 + 0 + 0; young cows: hay 1 + 1 +.5 + 0. Culls: 23109-open; 00086-old). Sales: Cows get 2 splits. 2245 cows’ calf born dead. Heifers and yearlings get fresh splits. Rick seeds 18 acres of cover crop. Tyler’s Sage has run in with coyotes-bit scary for everyone at Pfister’s. Mourning doves starting to sing. Weather: Pleasant
Where: Cows (199 + 35) 234 in L-9-8 Bred 2’s (55) and LS-8. Calves (248 (117 H + 133 S) in LS-15. Bulls (15) Bulls in LS-2. Supplement: Cows: 1+1+1; yearling/calves: 0 + 0 + 0; young cows: hay 1 + 1 +.5 + 0. Culls: 23109-open; 00086-old). Sales: Cows move into first split in L-8. One more heifer calves without assistance-good start. I meet with Chris Pfister and Adolph’s on strategies and practices for cover crop seeding. Weather: Morning frost and then overcast and breezy.
Where: Cows (199 + 35) 234 in L-9. Bred 2’s (55) and LS-8. Calves (248 (117 H + 133 S) in LS-15. Bulls (15) Bulls in LS-2. Supplement: Cows: 1+1+1; yearling/calves: 0 + 0 + 0; young cows: hay 1 + 1 +.5 + 0. Culls: 23109-open; 00086-old). Sales: Cows break back into L-10 missed the one broken insulator. I let cows hang in 10 for part of day to get more pressure on annuals-more annuals on south slopes that I had expected. I hope this mid-spring grazing pressure will help patches fill in with perennials. First heifer calves.
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