The following is a general activity log. Here we log everything from hay feeding, calving, mowing, spraying, etc.
| Time | Category | Pasture | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-12 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2024-12-11 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | Barn | |
| 2024-12-03 00:00:00 | Road Maintenance | Graded the section of our dirt road in the north pasture. The section which has the most grade tends to wash out badly each year. I haven't done it in a while so a lot of dirt was at the bottom of the grade. Should look into developing best grade possible and then putting some gravel down. | |
| 2024-12-02 00:00:00 | Deworming | Put 2 bags of safeguard cubes. 75lbs for herd, and 25lbs for young steers. Unfortunately they were mostly ignored. Will check again tomorrow. Might try again later in the winter when they are less choosy and pasture forage is lower. | |
| 2024-12-02 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | Fed hay in the barn pasture. This pasture hasn't been grazed in a while so there is a decent amount of forage available, but given overnight lows and their behavior, I decided to throw out a bale (with hay ring) just to measure intake. |
| 2024-12-02 00:00:00 | Mowing | North | Mowed north pasture which was recently vacated. |
| 2024-12-02 00:00:00 | Moving Cattle | Barn | Moved herd from North pasture to Barn pasture |
| 2024-11-20 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | North | |
| 2024-11-10 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | North | |
| 2024-10-12 00:00:00 | Calving | Calf from Good Odds by Big Iron | |
| 2024-10-01 00:00:00 | Moving Cattle | North | Herd moved from East pasture to North pasture |
| 2024-09-17 00:00:00 | Weaning | Sweet Thunder enters weaning pen | |
| 2024-07-28 00:00:00 | Calving | Calf from Rose Bloom by Big Iron | |
| 2024-07-18 00:00:00 | Moving Cattle | East | Cattle moved to East pasture |
| 2024-07-05 00:00:00 | Moving Cattle | Barn | Cattle moved back to Barn pasture. We started drilling a new well in the North pasture. |
| 2024-07-03 00:00:00 | Moving Cattle | North | Cattle moved to North pasture |
| 2024-06-18 00:00:00 | Weaning | Tornado Jack and Pecan Sandy enter weaning pen | |
| 2024-06-05 00:00:00 | Calving | Calf from Blue Magnum by Big Iron - Blue Steel | |
| 2024-06-03 00:00:00 | Calving | Calf from Kim's Non Stop by Big Iron - Non Stop Iron | |
| 2024-05-27 00:00:00 | Moving Cattle | Barn | Herd moved from West pasture to Barn pasture. Gammy's Cookies is now 15 months so it's no longer necessary to separate her from Big Iron. |
| 2024-05-16 00:00:00 | Calving | Calf from Final Thunder by Big Iron - Big Red | |
| 2024-04-29 00:00:00 | Pasture Spraying | East | East pasture south of new cross-fence (south-east corner) sprayed with DuraCor at 16oz/acre |
| 2024-04-24 00:00:00 | Moving Cattle | West | Cattle moved from East pasture to West. They were in East (barn) pasture for most of winter. |
| 2024-04-22 00:00:00 | Pasture Spraying | North | North pasture sprayed with Chaparral at 2oz/acre |
| 2024-04-19 00:00:00 | Pasture Spraying | East | East (barn) pasture sprayed with Chaparral at 2oz/acre |
| 2024-04-17 00:00:00 | Pasture Spraying | West | Pasture south of big stock pond and west of original mid-line cross-fence was sprayed with Chaparral at 2oz/acre |
| 2024-04-14 00:00:00 | Mowing | North | Mulched greenbrier in north pasture |
| 2024-04-13 00:00:00 | Mowing | Mulched mesquite trees that were sprayed during summer of 2023 | |
| 2024-04-03 00:00:00 | Deworming | Cattle were fed SafeGuard cubes for a couple days | |
| 2024-03-08 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2024-03-06 00:00:00 | Mineral Feeding | Mineral tub with fly control placed in weaning pen | |
| 2024-03-05 00:00:00 | Mineral Feeding | East | New mineral tub with fly control |
| 2024-03-05 00:00:00 | Weaning | Blackjack and Cowboy Luca placed in weaning pen | |
| 2024-02-26 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2024-02-18 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2024-02-11 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2024-02-10 00:00:00 | Calving | Calf from Lemon Meringue from Spotted Thunder - Sweet Thunder | |
| 2024-02-03 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2024-01-29 00:00:00 | Mineral Feeding | East | (1) 225lbs Mineral Tub |
| 2024-01-29 00:00:00 | Protein Feeding | East | (2) 225lbs Protein Tub |
| 2024-01-24 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2024-01-20 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2024-01-14 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | They weren't 100% finished with the last bale, but it was quite cold (about 6°F). I figured the calves could use the extra for bedding, which they did. |
| 2024-01-07 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2024-01-06 00:00:00 | Moving Cattle | East | Herd moved into East pasture. Gammy's Cookies and Final Thunder remain in northern portion of East pasture due to Gammy's cookies not being at breeding age and requires separation from Big Iron. |
| 2024-01-06 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2023-12-23 00:00:00 | Moving Cattle | West | Cows were moved to the West pasture so I could work on cross-fencing in the East pasture |
| 2023-12-23 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | West | |
| 2023-12-15 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2023-12-03 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2023-11-22 00:00:00 | Weaning | Gammy's Cookies and Final Thunder enter weaning pen. Only Gammy's Cookies is being weaned, but Final Thunder is in there for company. | |
| 2023-11-21 00:00:00 | Veterinary Care | All cattle received annual vaccinations and Gammy's Cookies was branded | |
| 2023-11-15 00:00:00 | Hay Feeding | East | |
| 2023-11-01 00:00:00 | Moving Cattle | East | Cattle restricted to East pasture |
| 2023-10-28 00:00:00 | Calving | Calf from Crescent by Non Stop | |
| 2023-10-26 00:00:00 | Calving | Calf from Good Odds by Spotted Thunder | |
| 2023-07-28 00:00:00 | Moving Cattle | North | Cattle given access to North and West pastures. Restricted from East. |