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Feeding Cattle in Western Oregon from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

25 Degrees this morning in Western Oregon

I am driving the feed wagon

while the Cowboy feeds off the back...

We feed each morning in 4 different locations...

We are feeding across the river

from our home place.

You can see our red barn in the distance...

The square bales can weigh up to 1500 pounds.

They eat one every morning...

These are a few of our young heifers...

Eleanor is looking directly at you.

The Cowboy kicks off the last of the hay...

The cows will consume this hay in

a couple of hours then graze on pasture

the ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year ago. under cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Feeding the Yearling Cattle... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

When you step out our front door...

this is the view:

Just beyond the yard fence

are the yearling cattle...

The calves are weaned each November,

then we bring them here to our home place.

We like to keep them close by so

we can keep an eye on them.

They are fed each morning

and I enjoy watching them eat...

These are two yearling heifers...

Golden Delicious and Abigail

They will become replacement heifers

for our herd next year.

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LuAnn Kessi

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Calving Season...2023 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is one of our newborn bull calves...

I call him.....Chip

He's a chip off the old block:

He looks just like his mama !

We have several mama and baby look-a-likes

out in the field....FUN !

The first thing each morning,

we check on the expectant mama cows.

Then we begin feeding all of the cattle:

We feed in 6 different locations,

several miles apart.

This picture was taken just across the river

from our home place...

You can see our red barn in the distance.

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Dolly's new baby calf... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Look what we found this morning when

we went across the river

to check on the mama cows:

This is Dolly with her newborn calf...

a blocky little bull calf

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added by LuAnn Kessi 1 year, 10 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

A Good Scratchin'..... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is Black Beauty #4

Whenever she sees the Cowboy out in the pasture,

she comes up and stands by him...

patiently waiting for a Good Scratchin'

She says....oooh that feels so good !

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LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 2 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , fun , video , you tube video

Bottle Calves...5 Years Old from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Do you remember these two little guys?

Marv.....1 day old

Vern.....2 months old

In 2017 we raised Vern and Marv on bottles

Bottle Babies.....Marv and Vern

Vern is a beef calf rejected by his mother

Marv is a bull calf from the dairy

2017.......Vern and Marv.....8 months old

Just weaned from the bottle

( I think weaning was harder on me

than it was them!)

2018.....Marv and Vern 18 months old

Here are the bottles calves today: 5 years old

Just for scale to show how big he really is...

Marv is in the center ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 4 months ago. under bottle calves , cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Cattle Drive... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

7pm....the sun is setting

it is cooling off

time to drive the cows up river to new pasture:

We are moving 25 cow and calf pairs

this evening...

They are on their way to summer pasture

and will remain there until November...

They are stringing out along the road

and traveling along at a steady pace...

8:30pm...they have arrived

and immediately begin grazing on the fresh grass.

We have 3 more herds to move this week.

Sunset....on our way home

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added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 4 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Summer @ The Kessi Ranch 2022... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The first week of July

and we are finally getting summer weather

here in Western Oregon

Foxgloves growing by the barn...

We are making round hay bales...

Roses and Peonies blooming by the front door...

There are baby tree swallows living in the

2 story bird house the Cowboy built for me.

The chickens scratching through the iris bed.

They eat all of the slugs and bugs...

great for the flowers!

The second hay field is mowed...

I am raking....the Cowboy is baling.

Round Bale

We moved the main cattle herd to new pasture

last evening...

They are in ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 5 months ago. under birds , cattle , chickens , farm , free motion quilting , photography , thread shed , video , wildlife , you tube video

Calving Season 2022..... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Calving Season has begun here in

Western Oregon

Frosty Face had the very first calf today !

Calf Number 1 is a super cute bull calf...

Mama and Baby are both doing just great !

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added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 10 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Elk Calf...Video from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

He's been around so long he finally has a name...

FELIX

This super cute elk calf has been living

with our cattle for a couple of months now.

Each morning he follows the hay truck

through the field

as the Cowboy flakes off hay to the cows.

I captured a video of FELIX yesterday...

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added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 11 months ago. under cattle , cows , elk , farm , oregon , photography , video , wildlife , you tube video

Feeding Cattle in the Snow.....2021 from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

This is the view out the back door

as we head out to do chores this morning...

At 200 feet above sea level,

we don't get much snow...

the cow herd doesn't know what to think

about all of this white stuff ?

These are mama cows ...

They will begin calving in February...

Happy Holidays from Snowy Western Oregon

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added by LuAnn Kessi 2 years, 12 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , snow , video , you tube video

We are back at it.... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

The Cowboy and I are in the hay fields today...

We are back at it !

I am on the Ford Tractor.....raking hay

Hay Rake

Kind of looks like a carnival ride to me !

The John Deere has all 4 tires today...

The Cowboy is following me baling up the hay !

Those beautiful bales are popping out of the baler

as fast as they can !

Progress !

We are making up for lost time.

The foxgloves grow along the fences

in the hay fields...

The Queen Anne's Lace grow like weeds

along the road side...

Life is Good !

Enjoy the ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 5 months ago. under farm , flowers , video , you tube video

Cattle Drive... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We are moving the cattle to Spring Pastures...

Cow and Calf pairs are being herded along

the gravel road several miles up river...

The older cows lead the way...

they have made this trip many times

and know exactly where they are going.

The new baby calves stay close to mama...

this is their first cattle drive.

We make the trip in the early evening

when there is less traffic on the road...

2 hours later.....we are at the new pasture:

Plenty of tall, green grass for everybody !

The sun is just beginning to set

and the lighting is ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 7 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Calving Season continues... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We have been at it since February.....

Calving

The Cowboy walks through the cow herd

each morning checking for new calves...

Tomato 8 and her new calf

The White Heifer and her new calf...

Yup, this just might be the super cutest calf

of the year !

Last week we rounded up the yearling calves...

We vaccinated, wormed, fly tagged

and moved them across the river

to summer pasture:

This is Buffalo Bill

He was born last year and is now a year old.

It was in the 30's this morning

when we checked on the cow herd...

The Turkey ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 7 months ago. under birds , cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Feeding Cattle and the Popcorn Tree... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Peek -A- Boo

The Old White Cow

peeked her head out of the barn

as we were driving by

We are checking on the heifers and their calves

this morning @ the lower barn...

This is Golden Girl's sister,

Goldie and her first calf

Althea smells the new bale of hay

the cowboy just put in the barn for the heifers...

The Flowering Cherry Trees

in the front yard are putting on a show:

When the white buds begin to bloom

they remind me of popcorn popping

I call them the....Popcorn Trees

Spring arrived early in Western Oregon

this ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 8 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , flowers , garden , video , you tube video

Rooster rides Sheep... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

I was passing by my neighbor's house and

look what I saw...

Yes, her rooster rides around on the sheep !

He follows the sheep as they graze in the pasture

and is known to hop up on them and

take a cozy nap...

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p.s. never leave home without your camera !

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added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 8 months ago. under chickens , farm , video , you tube video

Calving Season.....Cow Video from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

We are half way through calving season

here in Western Oregon

The video below is by Brenna DeVoe

It really speaks to me...

from the Cow's perspective !

Watch and Laugh

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added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 8 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , you tube video

April @ the Kessi Ranch..... from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Kessi Ranch.....April 2021

We are half way through calving season

with 50 calves on the ground so far...

We call this baby steer.....The Road Runner

He likes to race us

when we drive through the pasture !

The Turkey Vultures have migrated back

to Western Oregon

They greet us each morning on our way to

the calving barns...

They enjoy a solar bath when the sun rises

each morning...

Their feathers looks so beautiful

back lit by the morning sun.

Yes, it is that time of the year...

Fertilizing the Hay Fields...

The Fertilizer Spreader is loaded up...

No ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 8 months ago. under birds , cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

We have a new baby......Faline from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Come meet our newest addition...

Faline

Faline is a teeny, tiny heifer calf...

She is a week old today...

Yes, she has a mama cow...

When mama went outside for a drink of water,

we went into her pen for a photo shoot...

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LuAnn Kessi

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 9 months ago. under cattle , cows , farm , video , you tube video

Bottle Calves....4 years old from May Your Bobbin Always Be Full

Do you remember these two little guys?

Marv.....1 day old

Vern.....2 months old

In 2017 we raised Vern and Marv on bottles

Bottle Babies.....Marv and Vern

Vern is a beef calf rejected by his mother

Marv is a bull calf from the dairy

2017.......Vern and Marv.....8 months old

Just weaned from the bottle

( I think weaning was harder on me

than it was them!)

2018.....Marv and Vern 18 months old

2019......2 years old:

Vernie loves the new baby calves,

helping the mamas lick them clean.

Big Marv also loves the new baby calves ...

added by LuAnn Kessi 3 years, 9 months ago. under bottle calves , cattle , farm , video , you tube video

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