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| Cynthia "RancHer Selfie" |
Welcome Springtime!
Ranchers are a vital part of providing beef products which are an important source of healthy protein we need to help fuel our bodies.
This year's calving season was long and challenging for the Nelson Ranch Crew. Among the usual long days/nights we had to deal with lots of issues with unusual muddy & snowy weather conditions. Focusing on a positive Attitude with lots of Confidence & Perseverance helps us go thru these trying times. We had to be very creative to use alternative management techniques to face the many obstacles. We even had to move the main cow herd calving pen to a different pasture to make the mud issues less worrisome. The calves were getting stuck in the mud and getting Hypothermia. The straw and feed we gave them just disappeared in the extreme muddy conditions. Finally it is drying out a bit and we really welcome Spring!
Beef products are an important source of protein we need to help fuel our bodies.
Be sure to Visit www.wabeef.org for lots more information on beef facts and recipes.
Averie Lee Stanley, the 6th generation of the Nelson family, has been a joy to work with in our A Team Nelson Ranch Crew.
Enjoy the following Picture Story of our Ranch's Adventures.
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| Let's Go!! |
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| Learning how to Tag Calves |
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| Yummy Hands! |
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| Hanging out in the Barn with Dad and Grandpa Brian |
The main cow pen before the big Muddy Meltdown.
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| Cow Pen |
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Getting ready to Calve.
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Calving Time has just Begun!
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| Heifer Just had one! |
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| Looking out the Office Window |
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| Almost Up! |
After calves are born, they are tagged and given vaccinations to stay healthy. This is done on a daily basis.
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| Tagging Crew: Nick, Katie, Averie and Grandpa Brian |
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| Here we Go! |
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Get Back Here!
Report Board to keep track of calves born. Busiest day was 20
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| Busy Day, Report Board |
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| 20 Tagged this Day! |
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| Awesome Helper |
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| Let's Go Grandpa! |
We check the cows around the clock every 4 hours to make sure they are ok. Even check at midnight!
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| A little Frosty this night! |
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Feeding Time
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Sometimes we have to bring Calves in by the Stove in the house to help them Warm Up, then we take them back to the Barn.
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| Warming up by the Stove |
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| All Better Now! |
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| Garrett helping take to Barn via Sled |
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| Made it! |
Lots of Snow and Rain this Calving Season.
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| Tagging in the snowy conditions |
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| Meltdown brings lots of Mud |
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| Mud everywhere |
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| Thankful for the Ranger to get around in the Mud |
Had to Tube several calves due to the muddy conditions. We give them Colostrum milk within the first 6 hours of birth. They have difficulty getting up in the mud and drinking the cows milk due to Hypothermia conditions and muddy udders.
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| Tubing calf. |
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| Finally drying up! |
Finally Drying up. Averie helping feed our"Bottle baby"
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| Nice Baby! Katie and Averie. |
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| Way to go Calf! |
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| Drink Up!!! |
Spring is Finally Starting to get Here.
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| Matt, Nick & Averie having a office meeting chat. |
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See you Later!
Ranchers continue to work hard to produce quality beef. Never a dull moment around here!
Again, be sure to check out the wsbc@wabeef.org link to get lots of fun facts and recipes to enjoy healthy beef protein.
Follow us on Nelson Ranch Facebook Page, Oroville, Wa. for weekly updates of our activities.
Next feature Story is Branding and Turnout Time!
EAT BEEF!
Thanks for visiting us.
Cynthia Nelson, Nelson Ranch |
