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Horn fly control, cattle drive, feeding, weighing, chopping, selling, tagging 26 September 2008 page one of three |
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Standing water from a heavy rainfall the night before reflects the foggy, early morning light in the cattle pens. |
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Sean Sexton tows a trough full of feed behind the tractor to entice the herd of heifers to the pens. |
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The cowboys come up behind the heifers to make sure they all stay together following the tractor. |
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| To counter the excessive horn fly infestation this year, the heifers are run through the chute so each can be doused with insecticide. Clyde Scent is pictured above doing the honors. | Helping out the heifers with their flies goes quickly so, before long, the cowboys are soon found spread out along the road to ensure the herd moves to a distant pasture intact. |
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The herd of heifers make their appearance onto the road. The tractor is used, once again, to tow a trough filled with feed to keep the heifers interest in going in the right direction. |
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Brandon McKenzie plays Pied Piper to the heifers as he drives the tractor towing the feed trough. |
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The heifers follow the tractor towing the feed trough into their new home. |
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Sean Sexton atop Goldie is happily relieved the long distance move went so easily. |
To help the heifers grow, they will still have their grass diet supplemented with feed. Here Sean throws a bag of feed into a trough. |
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Left: The feed is barely out of the bags before the heifers move in to eat. Below: The empty feed trailer is taken away after being replaced by a full trailer. |
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