Branding

 

This week was branding week on the Young Ranch!  It's quite the event, and we all get to dig in and get dirty.  This year Brands pushed calves and dehorned them, Nancy and I did the shots and gates, and Allen and Zach branded and cut the bull calves.  Of course, we had to get our little cowboy Stetz in the action, so he helped brand, open the gates, and chase calves. 

 

 

He did not like it when the calves would biller out to their mommas, though.  I don't know if it scared him or if he felt bad for them, but he cried right along with them. 

 

 

Once we got out his "tractors" it didn't seem to bother him much.  He is quite the tractor nut.  Any day is a good day when he's got them around.  When he wasn't pushing these around he helped chase the calves back into the field.  I think he had quite the day.

After all the excitement, we went to Grandma's house and ate sub sandwiches and salads, their annual after branding lunch!  You'd be surprised how delicious this sounds after spending the day with the cows, dirt, and nasties!