Cattle Drive

The day we have been waiting for has arrived, hauling the cows and calves to Worland. Not going to lie, I've been nervous. Mainly just towards loading up. In this pasture there is no corrals. Our only option was portable panels. Which, have their place, but are also prone to cow wrecks. So we planned our work and worked our plan. 

All the cows and calves look great. They are getting close to out of feed, which lines up well for our plan to take them back home. 

Planning to haul out Thursday morning, James and I took Jim's 12' panel network and made a catch pen the evening before. 

The next day, Frank and I rounded up the herd. Three calves and one cow were on the wrong side of the fence. With some strategic planning, we got them all together again. 

With horse and 4-wheeler, we got them all caught with little problem. Separating the cows from the calves, was another story. 

Let's just say that alls well that ends well.  It took us a bit, and we had to play our hand well, but eventually we got the calves loaded in my trailer and the cows in Frank's. 

With a little extra room, we jumped Chief in mine. 

Then trucked it over to Worland to unload. 

First up was the cows. Talk about separation anxiety. 

Then the calves. Everybody's happy. 

Home sweet home. 

This might be a small move for mankind, but it was a big move in Neiber Ranch world. We'll give the cows time to mother up and settle down. Then, we'll kick them back into our irrigated pasture. God willing and the creek don't rise, these cows will never leave our place again. Having them in Buffalo worked out well, because most of the cows were first calf heifers, which need more man-time then older cows. Once we have the rest of our fence buttoned up, then we'll kick the pairs to the pasture. Should be fun. We'll find out.