17 Jul Fri 2009
Last Calf Has Arrived
Whew! We just had the last calf of the season arrive on Saturday. We had eight this year and that is a big jump from two. That bumps our herd to twenty-three head of cattle. We had three bulls and five heifers. All are healthy and playful and settling in well.
We are most pleased with our bull Time Bandit's performance as a herd sire. Not only are his calves beautiful but he has been the most gentle, devoted partner and daddy as each was born. We could tell when each cow was in labor as he deferred eating to stay by her side through labor. Then he helped lick and get the calves up to standing and nursing. Come nightfall he makes sure the whole group of new babies is at his side when time to lay down for the night. Amazing to watch.
All this and he bucks too! We held our annual Buckin' Buckley event on June 20th and Bandit was the feature. He bucked well and even had a pretty nice spin before his eight seconds were up. The star of the day was Little Miss Fancy Pants. She had an event winning out showing her double bred Mossy Oak Mudslinger bloodlines through and through.
All the animals we bucked looked great. We will be bucking the bulls again shortly so they get more practice in. We are getting ready to move the three bulls into breeding positions. Time Bandit will breed back his same herd. Sirocco will go in with Little Miss Fancy Pants, Tink, and Dream Girl.
Buster will take on Red Baroness, Red Contessa and Cali Rae along with White Lightening. We will AI Nessa to Fandango and Cali Rae to Ricky Simmons Ozzy so Buster will be clean up pasture bull for them. This all means next calving season will be even busier yet. Ya Hoo!