Overcast, windy, and dry. I head to Helena to assist with two-day zen retreat and Lay Entrustment Ceremony, then off to Polson to spend two days with Max. Cows move into 4th and final split in NG6.
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Warm and windy. Red flag warning has been called. Never more than two weeks away from drought. Cows move into 3rd split in NNG6. Mourning doves arrive.
The first really take off your coat warm day. No moves. I fenced two more paddocks ahead. Red-tail hawks sitting steady on new nest in NNG6.
Windy with scattered light showers. Cows slip back to three earlier paddocks. I return in afternoon and with Ryan feed cows back into NG4 and next split. I fenced off the back, so no more slipping back into earlier grazed paddocks (see photo).
No change. Cows remain in NG4. They begin to slip back-probably needed to move. Tough for Ryan, with other chores, to adapt and move forward, as I would have done.
Cloudy and cool. Cows move fed into NG4. I am off to Sheridan for two days.
Cool with light showers and gusty afternoon wind. Bulls are moved into 2nd split in NNG3. I am taking fecals on two very thin bulls. Cows remain in NG5. More curlews and some wintering rough-legged hawks have yet to head north.
Warming with some winds. I checked out sage grouse Lek at Duane Wackers’-about 2 miles form the ranch NW corner. Grouse numbers seem to be down this year due to the back-to-back tough winters. I moved cows into NG5. I had hoped to split but county road goes along its border, which makes it hard to split. I did finally see-after I moved them-that there is an effective way to split the paddock. These awareness’s come with time and practice.
Morning frost again. Cows are still in three-day feeding rotation. Frost helps with feeding on otherwise soft damp ground. Impact of not treating lice is slowing improving cow condition from emerging new growth.
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