Weather: Cooler with strong winds.
NBW11-12: Cows (294+16B) Todd: 2’s and Opens (113). Moved to fresh strip. WG3: Calves (need updated numbers) Lost 1 calf to bloat. Notes: Need to subtract cows and calves recently sold. Responded to bloat with more access to straw and placing calves on fresh grass in late afternoon.
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Weather: Overcast and warmer.
NBW11-12: Cows (294+16B) Todd: 2’s and Opens (113) WG3: Calves (need updated numbers Notes: Need to capture cows and calves recently sold. Moderate winds yet warmer. Calves trail back to Ryan’s and pellet feeders. Cows remain in NBW11-12.
Winds back off not completely and colder. Long day working calves. Weighed steers and heifers (482 and 418); cut doctored and real light calves; shipped two trailers of cull cows to Billings. Calves go back into SNG7. No move for cows.
Terrible winds blow leading to canceling cow work. Turned calves and open cows out into SNG7. Brought back at dusk with evening feed and water. Cows move into NBW12-11.
Cows: 294 Calves: 440 (-4 DL) Todds’: 113 Opens to sell: 32 Nothing special. Brought calves over from Ryan’s to get ready to work on the 16th. Wonderful calm trail with help from wade. Cows remain into NBW13.
Overcast and cool. Cows (294) remain in east half of NBW16. Remaining dries in SNG7 until 11.15 when we hope to ship to auction.
Cold and not so windy. Due to water problem cows move back into NBW16 (east side).
Cold and windy. Trailed 113 cows (mostly 2’s bred and open (18) and 10 dries for Mannix) to Todd’s. Cows remained in NBW13. Bulls (16) merge with cows.
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