Ranch Wife's Slant

Cowboys, kids, and ranch life

Month: March 2013

  • There’s More Than One Way to Pack A Calf to the Barn

    When a new calf seems chilled or a little slow finding its grub, we sometimes opt to intervene and move the cow-calf pair to the barn and out of the elements so we can assist them better. Packing a new calf even 100 yards to the barn can wear a person’s arms out quickly (and…

  • Calving Season Birthdays

    It’s been hard to stay on top of blogging since calving season has started for us so I apologize for the delay. Both my husband and son have birthdays about a week apart at the beginning of our calving season. One of the traditions we’ve carried on from my husband’s youth that’s always made having a…