MOVING INTO 2025

Our winter skies have been amazing.  November was pretty warm, but way too dry.

The cows have been in the fields longer than usual this winter.  They have been enjoying the sun and the left over feed.

In December we took out our first desert herd.  We took this herd about 20 miles to their winter range.  It was a terribly windy day.

We went from the fields in Burbank, which is South of Garrison Utah, and took them up and over the mountain to the valley North East of there.  It was a long trek.

The cows really lined out and traveled.  We had to stop them occasionally to catch up the back end and give them all a rest.

These days are great for training young horses.  This is Clay on his 3 year old.  

The wind was terrible.  There were a few gusts that I thought might blow me right off my horse.

The sun was close to setting by the time we hit the hardpan in the valley.

That isn't snow.  It's the dirt on the hardpan.  
Hardpan soil is a dense layer of soil that's difficult for water to pass through and that limits plant roots. It can be caused by natural processes or by human activity.  (google definition of hardpan)

Did I mention it was windy?  Cold too.  This is our cow boss and his son.  That is one tough kid.  He didn't quit all day and I never heard a word of complaint.   He is a tough kid.
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During Christmas break and Saturdays, we get extra help. These are the toughest kids I know.

It's great to have the whole family help.

We brought the heifers home for calving.

Look closely,  there is an interesting marked heifer.
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The other day we took another herd out to the desert.  This one went from the fields in Baker, over the hills above Garrison, and onto the range South.

I don't know how far it was, it felt pretty far.

Clay on his young horse again.

We had a tag-a-long.  This sheep adopted our herd and it made it all the way.

We still have a two herds to take out.  The winter work continues.

We have started shipping our calves.

The feed yard was busy this morning.

The calves are counted, weighed and loaded onto trucks.

There was a lot of business going on.

Everyone was working hard. 

Up next,  calving season.  Stay tuned.