Don't Wait! Start Extra Today. 4th Month Day 3

[Conan]

Guess who had their baby??

No not @Conan
Annie!View attachment 2849780

I will never, and I repeat, NEVER have babies. Gross.

 

[Everose]

I will never, and I repeat, NEVER have babies. Gross.

Gross.... That's the word but it seems a little harsh.

I've been present for three births, not pretty but it is kinda amazing.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

"Lets walk/Run" with the dogs

 

[R2elk]

I will be doing this one today.
Started it but I got interrupted so I will finish ASAP.

I Did not click on anything to make my words come over here to the right side on purpose.
Have clicked it on accident.

This is what caused the right alignment.

 

[Isadora]

Gross.... That's the word but it seems a little harsh.

I've been present for three births, not pretty but it is kinda amazing.

It is. I had all my babies at home and there's nothing more gratifying than a night of labor that ends in a sweet baby face.

 

[Everose]

It is. I had all my babies at home and there's nothing more gratifying than a night of labor that ends in a sweet baby face.

That's always the best part, seeing that sweet little face for the first time. The pink fingers and toes, teeny little button nose, fuzzy hair and wrinkly face.

It's an odd comparison but they always kinda look like old men to me

 

[Isadora]

That's always the best part, seeing that sweet little face for the first time. The pink fingers and toes, teeny little button nose, fuzzy hair and wrinkly face.

It's an odd comparison but they always kinda look like old men to me

We never found out the sex beforehand, so it was always a fun surprise seeing who it was going to be.
Little old men I will say, C-section babies usually look a little bit cuter right after because their faces don't get squished in the birth canal.

 

[Isadora]

Extra done!

 

[NanaKat]

Here is my extra for today…since walking the dogs is more peaceful than exercise…
Hula hoop 5 minutes…

Just back from loading, unloading and setting up the portable panel corral for catching the herd on our 160 acre pasture in Prague. That herd is 1 bull, 20 cows and 18 calves ready to wean the end of October. The grass there is drying up early due to lack of rain…and little forecast. We have been hauling bales of hay and feed but some of the mommas are looking thin. Need to bring them home early.

We had to fix up the old corral and then added the fifteen new 12 foot panels. Once the herd gets used to the new corral in a few days, we can lock them in and start trucking them home. It will be a long day.

This weekend we will sort and will take some already weaned steers to town. We have 31 calves carried over from 2020…some for replacements and some for grow outs. There have been 76 new calves this year...counting the one born last night...in the spring, summer and early fall herds.

I need to design a spread sheet…when I have time…to record cow/sire birth records, lineage, registration notes, pasture sites, breeding bulls, sold from herd, medical notations, etc.


that would spit out these numerical compilation stats sheets.

Average industry calf loss per year is 5 out of 100.
By comparing breeding bulls over the past 5 years, I identified the premature calf deaths by bloodline and we eliminated a bull with a higher percentage from our breed stock. We have always had a better than average calf crop often no calf losses until introducing this bull’s sire to our herd. Now I’m reviewing the track records on the replacement heifers from this bloodline.
TMI


Then I would have more time for my hula hoop and exercise routines…

 

[R2elk]

Here is my extra for today…since walking the dogs is more peaceful than exercise…
Hula hoop 5 minutes…

Just back from loading, unloading and setting up the portable panel corral for catching the herd on our 160 acre pasture in Prague. That herd is 1 bull, 20 cows and 18 calves ready to wean the end of October. The grass there is drying up early due to lack of rain…and little forecast. We have been hauling bales of hay and feed but some of the mommas are looking thin. Need to bring them home early.

We had to fix up the old corral and then added the fifteen new 12 foot panels. Once the herd gets used to the new corral in a few days, we can lock them in and start trucking them home. It will be a long day.

This weekend we will sort and will take some already weaned steers to town. We have 31 calves carried over from 2020…some for replacements and some for grow outs. There have been 76 new calves this year...counting the one born last night...in the spring, summer and early fall herds.

I need to design a spread sheet…when I have time…to record cow/sire birth records, lineage, registration notes, pasture sites, breeding bulls, sold from herd, medical notations, etc.
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that would spit out these numerical compilation stats sheets.
View attachment 2850458
Average industry calf loss per year is 5 out of 100.
By comparing breeding bulls over the past 5 years, I identified the premature calf deaths by bloodline and we eliminated a bull with a higher percentage from our breed stock. We have always had a better than average calf crop often no calf losses until introducing this bull’s sire to our herd. Now I’m reviewing the track records on the replacement heifers from this bloodline.
TMI


Then I would have more time for my hula hoop and exercise routines…

I suspect that you will do better with a genealogy program than a spread sheet.

Here are some programs to look at.

https://www.predictiveanalyticstoday.com/top-livestock-management-software/

https://www.g2.com/categories/livestock-management

Ranch Manager Open appears to be free.