The calves are being weaned today.  Weaning day always begins the same; two cups of coffee and a trip to the scales so mamas and calves can be weighed.  Upon return to the farm, they are sorted and put on their respective sides of the fence.  So simple.  This year we have some bull calves so our herd bulls will be put across the weaning pasture fence on the opposite side of the cows.

Weaning lots are planned out each year so that they can easily be incorporated into our strip grazing program.  For stress-free weaning, we want to be sure that mama cows and calves are within visiting range.  After a couple of weeks, the heifer calves will be turned in with the cows and the bull calves will run with the bulls.  With the exception of a two week weaning period and a sixty day breeding period, we only graze two herds.