Weaning Time! Nov/Dec

Brian weaning calves at home corral

Weaning Time at the Ranch!

This is the time we separate the cows from the calves and vaccinate the calves and worm them. We also worm the cows. We usually gather the pairs in groups of about 150 to 200 and bring the calves to the main corral by the house. We  then leave the cows in the fall/winter pastures. We have about 500 calves to wean. It takes most of Nov. and Dec to do this. After they are weaned we either sell some the calves( keeping our best heifers for relacements) or send them to a feedlot for another 8 months or so until they are 1300 pounds to harvest.  It depends on the price of feed and the price of weaned calves as to what we may end up doing. 

Gathering cow pairs 

Moving down the road

Checking for openings

Going in corral

Sorting calves from cows

Backing trailor to load calves

Awesome calf!

"I'm ready"

Getting ready to go

Calves are sorted and then put in trailors to haul home from some pastures

The calves are vaccinated and wormed after getting home and settling down for a few days.

Vaccinating calves

Usually it takes most of Nov and Dec to wean and vaccinate and bring home all 500 calves.  Soon the the winter season of feeding the cows at home pastures starts.

Cynthia Nelson, Nelson Ranch

Sept/Oct 2013 Roundup Time!!

Roundup Time at the Nelson Ranch!

Sept and Oct are the months of rounding up cattle on the Forest Permits. We have 614 pairs to find in a very unique forest service permit. Brian, Nick and Lynne Greenwood are the main riders this fall. The "A" Horse Team composes of "Frank", "Rose" and " Tex" The team usually rides everyday for at least 4-5 hours and to this date they have about 300 pairs and another 300 or more to go! Lots of challenges and adventures getting the cow pairs to the corrals and home! 

Cow Camp

Pushing cows to Cow Camp Corral

Nick and Rose

Nick using Radio near Buckhorn Mine

Frank and Brian

Buddy overlooking terrain, miles and miles to find cows!

Where are the cows?

Brian using Radio overlooking Toroda Creek

Lynne and Tex at Twin Lake waitng for more cows to come.

Cow at Twin Lakes area

Rose and Frank resting

Looking for cows.

Loading up at Ringwood Corral

Nick and Rose pushing cows on truck to get loaded to go home.

Loading semi-truck at Ringwood Corral

Semi truck loading at Ringwood Corral

 Fall is evident with all the beautiful colors and rounding up the cattle to get them home from the forest permits takes a whole lot of team effort and coordination.
Cynthia Nelson, Nelson Ranch 

July/Aug Rodeo and Hay Making Season

Barrel Racing Event

    

Brian managing Chesaw Rodeo

Welcome!

Steward Leslie Bronc Riding


 July and August are the seasons of Rodeos and Hay making. This year I, Cynthia,  had the unfortunate experience of having an unexpected accident on July 8th which is why these months are alittle late. We were riding and moving some heifers to another pasture when my horse ran away with me. I ended up being thrown off and broke my pelvis in 3 places, had a C7 neck fracture and a brain bleed. My horse must have gotten stung my a bee. Anyway, I do not remember the event or a week afterward due to the brain injury.  I am now functioning well, no paralysis and hardly any pain now. I am recovering well, just lost 2 months!  Anyway here are some beautiful pics of this season. Brian and Nick made 600 acres of hay.  We are now starting to get ready for roundup!  Enjoy!

Katie Nelson 4th of July Chesaw Rodeo

Katie Nelson getting Magic ready
for Chesaw, Rodeo

                           

Flag Team

Nick Root/Brian helping at Chesaw rodeo Chutes

Cutting hay

Cutting hay by old homestead

Baling

Gathering hay

Unloading hay at stacks

 Finally finished all the Hay making and Hauling to stacks at various places on the Ranch to feed in winter! The next season is Roundup time. 

Nelson Ranch

June Brings Baby Foals and Summer Turnout!

Howdy!   June is the month for baby foals to be born,  2 are now here with 2 more to go. We have our own quality registered  AQHA horse herd with 4 mares and one stallion. We raise our own horses for Ranch work.

"Gunner"

 

Sleepy colt   Born 6/13/13

 

 This is also the month to turn the cows out to the forest for their summer outing.  We gather the cows in the local pastures by groups and pair them up to haul them by trailors to the forest permit. They spend the summer months there. It takes about 2 weeks to do this. We put out 614 cow/ calf pairs out. 

 

 

 

 

 

Gathering cows

Way to go Girls!



Sorting cows and pairing up

Hauling cows by trailor

Turning out in forest

 

 

 

All the cows pairs are turned out for the summer months on several USDA forest service permits.  Next months are now filled with hosting the 4th of July rodeo in Chesaw, and making hay.

We really enjoy the weather here for these few months. This year brings us lot's of rain now and cool days.  Enjoy!!

 

Cynthia Nelson, Nelson Ranch