Family Gathers to Work With the Calves
The bosses, Ken and Charlene, set the date, sent out an email, and the family arrived to work with the calves.
First, the mama cows and calves were separated into different corrals.
Nate coaxes the calves up the chute where Matt, his visiting nephew (everyone gets to help–even visitiors), and Chad stand ready
to close the chute and flip it on its side. It then becomes a table where we can check out the calf.
One of the cowgirls slides a rope into the back of the chute. The cowboys loop it over the calf’s back leg, and
the cowgirls take turns holding the rope. This ensures that the cowboys don’t get kicked when they lift part of the top panel to check out the calf.
Ken checks out this calf while
these cowgirls record whether it’s male or female and any other info we made need to know about a particular calf.
The calves are released into a holding corral until we’ve checked each one.
Grandma helps this little cowgirl peek in at the calves while her mom works with the calves.
Then the calves are released back into the mama cows. A LOT of loud mooing ensues as each cow and calf try to find each other.
And that’s how email can bring a ranching family together to work.