Red Cow1

Independent, wild and free American Cowboy raising red cows and cow horses in beautiful Southern Iowa, USA.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

@Nebsandhills @Doug_Severson I just found one of mine tonight. She’s going to the sale barn tomorrow.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

Doing our part to grow the herd. Some of our replacements looking happy, the boys will show up in a couple weeks.

[Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav]

I don't "trust the experts" on any of this.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

I survived another planting season. My row crop farming is done until harvest. I really don’t like it, but it gives me beer money for the year. Time to think about baling some hay.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

Red calves and green grass. Just needs to warm up a bit, grass has kind of stalled out.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

Gus is ready to go feed cows. So far this is one of the easiest calving springs we have had. Things are really greening up this week. About time to start taking pairs to grass.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

We have a new babysitter. For some reason this gelding and this bottle calf have bonded, they will stand there side by side all day. My wife caught the little heifer giving him a kiss last night.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

@rhofford That’s why I avoid them. Big, dumb and lethargic. I don’t need that stress at calving. My calves are just as big and sell for the same money as all those Simmy cross calves at the barn.

[Feed Lot Magazine @feedlotmagazine]

Source : Jack It Up Designs

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

@flintlockactual They have been better than any help I could ever hire. Gus can work his ass off all day on cows and still has to chase his ball when we come in at night. Ty struggles to keep up, but he never gives up.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

@DanAllred1 Haven’t seen them in NE Lucas Co. The return of the buzzards is nearly a holiday for me.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

These cows are rockstars and them babies are tougher than me. This makes 7 calves since the temp started dropping last night. All outside, all happy. I’m about froze. Due dates not until next week, amazing what a pressure change will do.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

@schrieferranch Rebuilding my old baler for that reason. Makes just as good of bale as a new one for way less. I could never bale enough hay to justify the price of a new one.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

One down. Started with a black one. But it’s a heifer, out of the 2 bulls I bought last winter. Can’t wait to see her as a cow.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

@gpatterson828 Tractors, trucks, 4 wheelers, whatever. My dogs mean more to me than most people, 24/7 they never let me down.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

@JerodMcDaniel Our cows, heifers included, job is to have a calf every 365 days, unassisted, and wean that calf in the fall. Our job is nutrition, health and management. We research genetics and keep heifers every year. If they can’t do it on their own we have no use for them.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

Work load got cut in half today. Shipped our steers this morning. Keeping the heifers for now, will decide on them closer to green grass. Have to admit, we’re kind of excited this year.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

@trish_regan Please tell me we aren’t doing this on the honor system.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

Some happy southern Iowa cows on New Year’s Eve. Hope everyone has a safe and prosperous new year and may the Pendleton never run out.

[Red Cow1 @Redcowsforever]

Me and Gus doing our annual Christmas morning feeding in foggy Southern Iowa. Just us, the cows and Christmas songs on the radio, one of our favorite things. At least the fog should make for some nice April rain.