The Band of Gypsies Ranch

07/14/2026

Well... my Beltie herd has expanded. 🤦‍♀️

Everyone knows Trinket, my little black "Beltie" poodle. I recently added a silver poodle, so naturally I figured I now had a black Beltie and a dun Beltie.

Then last night, Trinket made what can only be described as a series of poor life choices.

She decided to get WAY too friendly with a skunk and got absolutely blasted. 💨🦨

Cue the middle-of-the-night emergency spa treatment: hydrogen peroxide, Dawn, and baking soda. It worked... mostly.

The black Beltie is now a RED Beltie. 😂

Bless her heart. Somewhere my cattle are judging her, and honestly... they should.

(P.S. If anyone needs me, I'll be over here sniffing my dog every 10 minutes wondering if that's skunk or just my imagination…)

07/09/2026

When people say, ‘don’t worry, they’ll move.’ Nope. Not our cows. 60 acres to roam and they block the driveway. 🤣

07/07/2026

We’ve got electricity again! 🥳

07/05/2026

We survived the storm. The Fourth of July apparently celebrated by reminding us what life was like before electricity. We’re currently living off a generator, chainsaws, and pure pioneer spirit.

The straight-line winds left our property looking like it had been hit by a tornado. Our chick pen flooded, and we sadly lost 7–8 babies. Thankfully, the kids acted quickly, and we were able to rescue the rest before all 100+ chicks were lost.

With the power out, Sean got the generator running while I spent from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m. on the back porch cuddling and drying soaked chicks. It was a long night, but we’re grateful to still have 50 chicks, 20 guineas, 20 ducklings, 10 goslings, and 3 turkeys. Losing some of their favorite babies was especially hard on the kids.

The horses and cattle came through unharmed. Around 4 a.m. we ran out of gasoline, so Sean had to chainsaw fallen trees just to get out and refill our gas cans. Then came hours of box blading the driveway to make it passable again.

We’re still without power, but we have food, each other, and a lot to be thankful for. This could have been so much worse.

We hope everyone in Norman is safe and doing okay. Thank you to everyone who checked in on us—we truly appreciate your kindness.

07/04/2026

Wow! 250 years! Happy Independence Day y’all! 🇺🇸

05/19/2026

Check out lots 15 & 16!

Check out this killer lineup of semen lots up for bid this Saturday May 23rd! Truly something for everyone. View here: https://www.sconlinesales.com/Bids/AuctionsListing/47479

05/12/2026

Good Morning Beltie Breeders and Enthusiasts,

The moment you have been waiting for is here: the 35th National Sale catalog is officially live! Be sure to flip through and find your favorite lots. We have an incredibly high-quality offering of both live cattle and genetic offerings this year.

Catalog: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:va6c2:f45aa85d-4ab7-4546-ab5e-8ad75a472134

What are the next steps?
Sale Day: Our sale will open at 8AM CST (9AM EST) on Saturday May 23rd on the SC Online Platform. Please familiarize yourself with this user-friendly website before-hand and set up an account. If you have any questions about how to navigate the website, please let me know or reach out to the SC staff.
SC Online Link: https://www.sconlinesales.com/
Transportation: We are ready to help you get these cattle where they need to go! If you have not received a list of reliable haulers yet, please reach out and we would be happy to connect you.
If you have any questions about any of the lots in the sale, please don't hesitate to reach out to myself or the consigners. The sale should open some time this weekend on SC Online so you can bookmark lots ahead of time, and I will let you know when that option is available.

Thank you for your support of this sale and this breed!

05/10/2026