Sonny, Ed and Jake sorted the replacement heifers off the other day while I ran the out gate and took pictures. I just made sure my two – my Jersey milk cow baby and the only brockle face heifer – ended up in the replacement pen.
The Head Honcho and I made a trade way back in the spring – my bum steer calf for the only brockle face heifer in this year’s calf crop. Now it looks like it was a brilliant move on my part – the heifer is blooming good and the steer was on the light end of the steers, but he did ship with the big boys.
The heifer calves were even and quiet, and the Head Honcho was so pleased with Jake’s ability to work the calves, never stirring them up, never getting in a hurry. The Head Honcho was as proud of his grandson as he was of his calves, and that’s going some.
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