went out to my uncles to help brand calves today.......told the wife i would prolly only wrestle 2 out of the 130 or so calves...........well it was just as much fun as i remembered and wound up wrestling a dozen or so...........didnt get kicked in the knees so im alright but the wife wasnt to happy about it..........especially when my brother and i waded in after one of the last ones not waiting for the ropers and grabbed her by hand.....she was a big one too, prolly 140 pounds......the wife was pissed :grin:
ive got photos if ya'll want to see them but realize that branding is a messy process and if i do post the photos i dont want to hear any crying about animal cruelty............will only post the majority of them if requested to do so..........here are the "harmless ones"
my great uncles new horse, Cowboy. great horse, insisted in getting his ears scratched by everyone......here he is looking for a beer during a break
some youngins doing it by hand and not waiting for the ropers
the reward for a job well done.......my aunt is an excellent cook
and a lil friend my brother found on the way out
ive got photos if ya'll want to see them but realize that branding is a messy process and if i do post the photos i dont want to hear any crying about animal cruelty............will only post the majority of them if requested to do so..........here are the "harmless ones"
my great uncles new horse, Cowboy. great horse, insisted in getting his ears scratched by everyone......here he is looking for a beer during a break
some youngins doing it by hand and not waiting for the ropers
the reward for a job well done.......my aunt is an excellent cook
and a lil friend my brother found on the way out