Moving the heifers out of the wet meadows and onto the drier hillside. Copyright 2010 Link Bar Ranch Life. All rights reserved.
We are very fortunate to have as part of our ranch this hillside to calve on. It gets the cattle off the meadows when we want to be irrigating them. It creates a much nicer environment for herd health. And it’s easier on people too. The heifers haven’t been to the Palace before, except when they were born. But they traveled good anyway. Sometimes crossing the bridge is a bit touchy. Cattle don’t like the hollow sound of crossing the wooden bridge, so some balk pretty hard. But we cover it with hay and that makes them no so afraid. If you have a lead cow that will go across, most of the time, the rest will follow.
Old Buzzard and his cowdog Steph getting cattle through a gate. Copyright 2010 Link Bar Ranch Life. All rights reserved.Through the snow covered meadows. Copyright 2010 Link Bar Ranch Life Photography. All rights reserved.It's a short trip from the meadows to the hillside. About two miles.It's muddy, icey and wet. The cattle try to pick the best route. Copyright 2010 Link Bar Ranch Life Photography. All rights reserved.
Around the base of the hill. Copyright 2010 Link Bar Ranch Life Photography. All rights reserved.Across the feed grounds. Copyright 2010 Link Bar Ranch Life Photograpy. All rights reserved.
Being counted through the gate. We're there! Copyright 2010 Link Bar Ranch Life Photography. All rights reserved.
Out of the wet meadows, the view isn't too shabby either, and voila! Cow Palace! Copyright 2010 Link Bar Ranch Life Photography. All rights reserved.
