Spring is the time all the cows are removed off the farming land, onto ground that isn’t being put into production.  To the DELIGHT of Fuzzy and Boomer (for sure Fuzzy) we see many of the different herds being shifted from here to there.

The cows will stay on this new section of land until the summer pastures open up—sometime the first of June.  By opening up I mean all the snow is melted and the BLM has given word that the ground is stable enough to support hooves. 🙂

Not all the cattle head to BLM ground, some head to their owners very own summer ranches.  Ranchers are very good caretakers of their spring and summer pastures.  The cattle are usually moved to what is called the “Spring Pastures” first.

This is the first ground that dries enough to support hooves…these Spring Pastures are owned by the ranchers….remember the word is OWNED!  The cows are trailed up the roads and then onto the new lush green food, where they will graze and their calves will grow stronger.  As the early spring moves into early summer the cows will then be trailed up to the SUMMER place—where ever that maybe for the rancher.

Our head gate is on another farmer’s land…when we started the water, for the first time the first year, the heifer’s had not be moved to the corrals and then onto the spring pastures.

They always ran over to see what we were up too… if you could understand cow language you just know they were say’n: ‘What ya doing?’  Just like any curious little kid!

Off now to get some stuff done.  The day is going by fast and here I sit chatting away to you!

Your friend,

Linda