Calving Season

First I must apologize for the lack of blogging! Finishing up my last semester of school at UNL and planning a wedding really keeps me on my toes! The following is an update on Calving season for the Narjes Cattle Company!

This year the boys have taken on about 150 more head of cows! That is a lot of extra mouths to feed and mommas to calve out this year, but is still quite manageable for two people.. plus the boys have some great spouses that love to help them out at well.



Replacement Heifers: A crowd of good looking girls!



This calf was born in the middle of the night with a windchill of -40.. brrrr! With two calves already in the heat boxes this little guy had to come into the house to warm up! The boys usually check cows every 2 hours to make sure none of the cows are having any problems, and when it is as cold as it has been lately at night it is imperitive to bring these little guys into the warm barn. A calf can freeze in as easily as 45 minutes in these extreme weather conditions.

I am partial to black baldy calves so here is one of my favorites. It also happens to be one of Tyson's Uncles favorites as well. The calves love playing on the piles in the yards.

Here is another one of my favorites with her momma. Hope we can keep this heifer as a replacement for next year!

Calving Season just happens to be one of my favorites on the farm. I love see all the young spunky calves around and the protective mommas trying to keep up with their babies. It is a great way to experience the blessings of new life! I am already looking forward to next year's calving season when I will be living at the farm full time and not just on the occasional weekend I venture out to see Tyson.

Be on the look out for future updates on calving. Hope everyone elses winter season is going just as well as ours.