Field Trip

Today we went a field to a ranch outside of Dillon. It reminded me a lot of my ranch where I grow up. I also took some pictures while we were there.

This is an ally built for calves so they can be brand on the green table top a the end. The calves heads get caught by a head catch at the end of the shoot. Then the table flips over on it's side so the calves can be branded. Essentially it looks like a giant taco.



 

 

 

This is a loading ramp used for cows and calves to load them on stocktrailers.

 

 

This is a picture of round bails that ranchers use to feed thier cows in the winter months.

 

 

 

 

This is one example of how ranchers feed the round bails to their cattle. The tracter is used to pull the red feeder behind it as it spins leaving a trail of hay behind it in the field for the cattle to feed on. 

 

 

 

This is some of  the holding pens used to put sick or bottle calves and there mothers during calving season.

 



 

This is just a picture of some  of the calves at the ranch.