"JT" and "Coal"

Our new calves are here! We got Brooke's show steer on December 8th and just got Blake's on December 30th. Brooke named hers "Coal" and Blake's is named "JT". They are still pretty jumpy! We are going to start tying them up today and getting them broke. We have to have them pretty well broke by February 1st when we have Mercer County Weigh-in. We've got our work cut out for us! The kids have already helped out more this year than last year. Blake helped quite a bit getting things set up in the barn. We've got everything ready.

Feeding time! They were all ready to eat by the time we got home. Our pen is really tame, much better than the single show steers. They're just little fellas, but that's good since we'll beef them up! They'll just be judged on rate-of-gain. I can put weight on anything - just look at me!!!











This is JT - Blake's steer. He's cute!












This is "Coal" - Brooke' steer. Not a very good picture I know. I know you're thinking "What the heck? He looks just like the other one" You're right, he does, just 150 pounds bigger!


I'm sure excited to have them here. I've been waiting.... since September 6th to be exact! We are in the process of looking at a couple of heifers, too. We can keep them .... forever.... never send them to market. They can give us lots of babies...