Thursday, April 20, 2017

AI Work on Heifers, Tilling the Garden, Cute Donkeys & Nosy Calves

Interesting title, huh? Today was an extremely busy day that started way before daylight and ended some 14 hours later. So I tried to capture just about everything that went on, in one title.
We were up before sunrise for coffee and then getting our new replacement heifers, plus our raised heifers in the lot. Crazy A Breeding Services out of Stephenville, TX came to the farm this morning to put CIDRs in all of our heifers to begin the AI process. We are very pleased with their service and excited to see what the outcome will be (more info coming soon on this process).
Next, we mowed the yards (two.....ours and the old farmhouse yard that belonged to my parents).
We then tilled the garden, which just seems to be a bit too large......but we'll see. Working on the sprayer (because one of the donkeys broke it while using it for a rear-end scratching post), cooking lunch, tearing out an old fence, and checking / feeding cows also took place today.
Basically......just a normal day on the farm.....wouldn't have it any other way!





Monday, April 10, 2017

Replacement Heifers!

Besides the 10 Angus replacement heifers we've raised, we also recently purchased 10 more Angus heifers from Two Igo LLC out of Plainview, TX.
We couldn't be more proud of these new heifers! They are big, beautiful, calm, easy going heifers and we can't wait to see how they grow and produce for us.
Crazy A Breeding Services out of Stephenville, TX will be coming to our farm on April 20th to begin the AI process on our 20 heifers. Exciting things are happening on the farm!
http://hartscreekcattlecompany.weebly.com




Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Wedding Anniversaries and Cattle Conventions

My husband and I recently celebrated our wedding anniversary on the romantic riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas.......attending the annual TSCRA Cattle Raisers Convention!
Because that's just what you do when your anniversary falls on a great learning experience like this!
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and learned so much. We attended all the general sessions along with:
Should Your Ranch Be Incorporated or Not?
Stocking Rate: The Most Critical Decision
Cubes: What's Right for My Situation?
Replacements: How Much Can You Pay?
Safe Cattle Handling
Eminent Domain
Selecting the Right Cattle Handling Equipment
Plus....the Young Cattle Raisers After Party at Pat O'Brien's,  the Cattle Raisers Dinner and Dance featuring Jake Hooker and The Outsiders, and the Closing General Session Brunch with motivational speaker Taya Kyle (who was amazing!).
We are already excited about attending next year in Fort Worth!
http://tscra.org