Internship Victoria Hinschlager Branding / Vaccinating /Castration Working at the table This VU brand is a mark of ownership Placing the brand in the correct spot is critical Making sure the leg is tight before castrating Using electric branding iron
Branding / Vaccinating /Castration Before the calves are put out on pasture for the summer they receive their brand, vaccination, and bulls are castrated. Castrating Branding / Vaccinating /Castration This is the second branding to catch all the calves born after the first branding. It is important to take time to teach the younger generations so this can be passed down.
Branding / Vaccinating /Castration Panels and a moveable branding table are used for smaller groups of calves. Tearing Out Beaver Dams New beaver dam Removing all the mud and small sticks helps prevent water flow restriction. Removing the top sticks Once the dam is removed the water can run though, adding to the irrigation water.
Tearing Out Beaver Dams Beavers work at night building dams to hold in water. Tearing out dams is a neverending chore as long as there are beavers in the waters. Beavers use new wood every time they build. Leaches also live in these waters Wire is secured at each post to insure good spacing and durability. Fencing Wire stretchers are used to pull ends together to tighten up a strand or to fix a broken wire. Large wildlife often break fences. Before moving cattle in, boundary fences must be checked and repaired. When the wire is broken splices are added to tie back together.
Fencing Large wildlife damage Finishing a splice Large wildlife damage Where fence posts are missing or broken steel posts are added. Large wildlife damage Heat detecting Breeding Cattle Artificial Insemination Working Facilities Gathering and working cattle down the alley.
Breeding Cattle Moving and sorting off Hot cows in the alley. Sorting off cattle to breed in the morning. Heat detection patch These patches are used along with heat watching in the morning and night. Breeding Cattle All the cattle must be worked calm and quietly though the alley so they will stand calm and relax in the chute.
Stallion Breeding Horses Mare The mare must be walked afterward to ensure a successful breeding. Using artificial Insemination on a horse has a lower success rate than natural service. Irrigation Flood Irrigation system Head gates can be opened or closed to direct the water where it is needed. Parshall flume measures the amount of water that is flowing though to the fields.
Irrigation Putting boards in to block the water helps channel the water to the other ditch. Building dams out of rocks and tarps is a natural and cost effective way to control where the water is going. Moving Cattle to New Pastures Moving the cows to fresh pasture is an important management decision.
Moving Cattle to New Pastures The terrain is sometimes hard to drive on. The Barn This is work space for sick, calving, and any other care to the animals Cows are sorted by calving date to observe closer to ensure high survival rates in these cold climates.
The Barn Corral feeding area These handling facilities located at the barn assist in working small groups of cattle. The Barn These are the main tools in the barn that help with calving problems. Calf Jack Head stanchion that cows are put in for vaccinations, palpating, and pulling calves and grafting calves. Sled used to carry calves through the snow
Mowing Maintenance is required every morning before a full day of mowing. Greasing every moving part is very important. Changing the sickle Movie of me mowing 100_3839.MOV Mowing Attached to the tractor is a Rowse mower with a nine foot bar. While mowing you have to continue to look back to make sure you are not stuck on any rocks, sticks, or dirt clumps.
Mowing This larger swather is able to cut faster than the single cutting bar on my tractor. Sickle Repair / Sharpen Sharpening and making sure the sickles are sharp and ready for use.
Raking V rake is used to put two rows together from the swather. This Rowse wheel rake is used to make wind rows after the Rowse mower has cut the grass. Side delivery is also used to put wind rows together. Baling Loose hay is used by many other operations because of simplicity but with less help round bales are more convenient for one person to feed in the winter months. Round bales are used for quality of feed and using loose hay does not keep as well or as easy to feed.
Hay stacks and Bales Wooden hay cribs are used to stack loose hay for winter feeding. When the hay is stacked in round bales a fence is put around the stack so cows can graze in the pasture without eating the hay for winter feeding. Moving Heifer Pairs
Water System General repair to these water lines is very important to make sure the cattle always have water. Poles are put up around tanks to help keep cattle from climbing in and contaminating the water. Float used to help regulate the amount of water in the tank. Wildlife Management Saving the Elk A forgotten coyote snare was attached to this young elk. With the game wardens help we were able to save this animal from a slow starvation death. Coyote Snare 50 % of Wyoming is private land 75% of the state s wildlife is on private land. It is critical for land owners to take action in wildlife management!
Riparian Area OOO Ranch Rock Creek Looking onto the Snowy Range from the ranch. Gravel pit filled up with natural rain. Wind turbines on Foot Creek Rim. Cattle guards are places in the road instead of gates. The pipes create the image of a hole so cows don t cross but they make driving on ranch roads effortless. OOO Ranch Beaver ponds alongside the hay fields Snowy Range viewed from hay fields Rock Creek Snow fences are in place near the interstate to keep large drifts off the road. These are placed on the ranch and up keep is the State highways responsibility.
Wildlife Elk living on the ranch Mallard Duck Wildlife Mule deer This red flower is called Indian paintbrush. This is the Wyoming state flower. Geese Antelope Mule Deer Common Flicker
Wildlife Sandhill Crane Wild Turkey Bull Moose Cotton Tail Rabbit Cow Moose Prairie Dog