New Calf

We had our first loss last week.

Our little black MaineAnjou/Angus mix

took sick and died Wednesday evening.

It was fast.

He was fine in the afternoon and

gone in the evening.

And our little white calf was VERY

unhappy about losing his pasture buddy.

We put the horses in with him to keep

him company while we waited to 

pick up a new calf.

This morning we headed out early again,

back to Raney Cattle Sales over in Lakeland

and picked up the little Brangus we were

looking at originally.

Meeting Buddy through the fence.

He is bigger than the Maine.

And a little skittish.

He and the little Charolais joined up immediately.

They were pasture buddies until last week anyway.

Garry told us what he feeds his herd

and he boasted about 10 pound/week gains!

So we stopped at their local feed store

and picked some up.

They LOVE it!

You can't really tell from this picture,

but he has REALLY big ears. 

I forgot to take a picture of him

while he was in the trailer,

which was the closest I was able

to get to him.

And his ears are pretty large.

It shouldn't take him too long to

grow into them though.

So...

2019 Herd Take Two has begun.