Momma cow #121 and her newborn calf. We had a friend visiting the ranch and she was able to witness the labor and birth! So exciting when we can share moments like this. We now have only 4 more to calve this season  for a total of 35 babies!

The weather man has predicted a week of heavy rains and my phone keeps getting text messages about Flash Flood warnings. We completed morning and lunch chores and no rain- and then it began, the deluge. We have one dog, Grover; brave, loyal, protective but scared to death of thunder storms! He's hiding in the shower now (normally, all of our dogs are full time outside dogs, but we make an exception for Grover). The cows seem to bed down before storms, they all lay about, chewing their cuds and wait to see what falls from the sky. I've always heard a tale about turkeys being so stupid that they will turn their heads to the sky in a rainstorm and drown?! I have not yet (thankfully) had that happen here at the ranch. I wonder if it is true......

Welcome to the BFT blog! Here you will read about our day to day adventures on the ranch. We are new to ranching so be prepared to share our ups and downs, rights and wrongs! I begin my day with sunrise and fall into bed when I finish evening chores. Some days you'll have short posts, and on rainy days, well, grab a cup of coffee and be prepared to be caught up on ranch gossip!
​Enjoy the ride!