We usually try to Bang's vaccinate and brand our heifer calves during the holidays so that M's sister can get in on the fun, but the weather didn't really cooperate. M called the vet clinic last week to let them know we needed to get it done so we could get on their schedule. The vet picked yesterday which turned out to be a perfect day to do it. We were wondering if he could predict the weather, but he assured us it was more good luck than good management. It was a mostly sunny day with temps in the 30s and no wind. A beautiful winter day in our world-- much better than the -30 with 30 mph winds we had over the weekend.
We decided to brand some before the vet got there to speed things up a little--R had 10, M's sister had a couple and I had two....until we remembered that we had another five we had on shares with our friend. I managed to get my brand on those, too. The remaining 26 got our new brand so now we have his, mine and ours. We also had 30 of the neighbor's that we're feeding for the winter. Those didn't have to be branded so went through pretty quickly. They really are a nice set of heifer calves and bigger than last year.
It was nice to get out and get physical, but the fresh air and activity had us all ready for bed early!
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