Thursday will be a one of those bittersweet days. We will be happy that we did our job to provide the feedlot with the best set of feeding steers that we could and that we gave the these calves the best care that they deserved. Not to mention we will get paid so that we can continue to provide for the next generation of calves that will be born in a few short months. Even though we will be happy that they have left our farm we will still be sad to see them go. Most of them look alike solid black calf with a white ear tag. Not much differentiates them from each other but there are a few that do have nick-names and a few that stand out for an experience we had with them and a few that have a personality that sticks out but there are some that just blend in. Sometimes it is good to blend in, those are the calves that didn't get sick, didn't get out of the pen, didn't have to have help being born or beginning their lives. So it is good to blend in. Here are some pictures that tell the stories of some our calves lives.
#354 Warming up and Drying in the garage off after a little assistance being born. I gave him a nice clean rug to lay on but as you can see he prefered the slick concrete and cardboard. |
#G11 warming up under the heater in the blazer. He was born on a very brisk morning and Mom was a little confused on which calf was her's. After spending a little 1 on 1 time |
#G11 a few days after getting to ride in the blazer. |
90% of our calves are solid black but the other 10% of them will have some white on their face. #6 has a very identifiable dot on his forehead. It almost looked like a nike swoosh! |
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