Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Cows on the meadow

When we take the bulls out of the cows, and the heat of summer starts to kick in full force. We gather all the cows and put them on the meadows. They are on both sides of  the creek and trees. We have 2 different meadows that the cows are in. On one meadow, we have our first calf heifers and 3 year olds. On the other meadow, we have the rest of the cows. The older Hereford bulls are in a pasture that has waist high grass! With this heat, they have lost the desire to get out and look for "that" cow they may have missed! (fingers crossed they stay put). The baby Hereford bulls are in a pasture of their own. So they don't get hurt by the bigger guys. The Angus bulls are on the other side of the creek from the baby Hereford bulls. And we are still moving the replacement heifers every 7 days. Here are a few pictures of cows on the meadows. 







We irrigate the meadows with the creek. There are check dams and pipes that you can close to divert water on to the meadow. Makes for great grass.

11 comments:

  1. Oh I love the photos of your cows in the pasture. I love the way you teach with your blog posts. B

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  2. I so love the views you show...if I were you, I would probably never want to leave home. I would just be so content.

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  3. Happy 4th of July Cheri! I hope you have a wonderful Holiday.

    Your meadow pictures are beautiful. There is something that pulls at the heart to see cattle grazing green meadow pastures. Maybe the fact that the livestock are behaving. lol!

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  4. Beautiful pics and good info. Thanks. MB

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  5. So all American and perfect for today! Happy 4th!

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  6. Great Pictures! Everything looks so green and lush, just a perfect environment for your cattle to prosper. Hope 'you all' have an enjoyable 4th.

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  7. Wow, so absolutely beautiful! I'm having a hard time seeing the beauty around here right now. It's just to hot.

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  8. I so love your land! Personally I think nothing is better than seeing cows grazing!

    Linda
    http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com

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  9. It looks like your grass is really coming on! Call me crazy, but there is something so peaceful about irrigating. I just love the flow of that water in the field, and the birds swooping down to eat little bugs brought to the surface by the water.

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  10. Your pastures look different from our flatlands of Kansas. I enjoyed "visiting" your ranch!

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  11. These are breathtaking captures...makes me long to live there :-)

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Thanks for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the ranch.