We moved our cattle to our back pasture for the winter. If we had snow that completely covered the ground and froze we moved the cattle back up to our middle pasture and served them a dinner line of hay. That is the only time we feed hay. Otherwise they are on grass only.
We bred our females last summer with our bull Sir Frank.
Tim and I are out checking our first time heifer (Tiny), which is showing signs that she is getting close to calving.
We also noticed how much bigger Tiny is than her mom Miss Piggy.
Miss Piggy with her 2021 calf #13.
He has grown so much and doesn't have horns.
Maple with her 2021 calf #11. Maple is a good sized Dexter cow. So with him standing next to her he is huge.
#11 does have horns.
It's a 50/50 because the Dexter females do and the South Poll Bull doesn't.
The cattle are very curious with the new little puppy Remi.
This is her first time riding in our truck and checking cattle with us.
The other dogs were used to doing this routine with us.
Remi was barking at them until they came up to the fence.
We will be working on her not barking at the cattle.
With Remi being so young we need to watch her with the electric fencing too.
This will be the way she will ride when she gets bigger.
She will be in training for years.
Miss Piggy, #13 and #11
They are all doing good. Another few weeks before we move them up to the front pasture.
Tiny (2020 calf), #13 (2021 calf), Miss Piggy (Mom)
Thanks for coming along on this journey with us.
We are learning new things all the time.
Learning is a lifelong process!!
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