05/25/2026
Today we vaccinated the cattle and turned them out to pasture for the summer now. We still have 1 cow that hasn't had her calf yet, she stayed in the winter pasture with the 3 yearling calves from last year, so we can keep an eye on her when/if she has a calf.
We are so greatful that we built this makeshift holding area and alleyway into the headgate. It makes the job wayyyyy faster and easier. It took about 90 minutes to run all the cattle(including the calves) through the chute. That includes rounding all the cows and calves back up again and chasing them back out to pasture, then chasing the other yearlings and the cow in too. This job used to take us several hours in the past and it was very stressful on the cattle.
Also, a big thank you to Laurence Harris again for coming out Sunday and Monday to help us give our fences a checkup and then today helping wrangle cattle.
