AI Season in Full swing!

We're as dependable as the Postal Service...Rain, or Shine, Snow or Mud we will get all these synchronized cows AI'ed!  It's almost like a kid at Christmas Time when we're going through the Sire Books making decisions on what semen to order for the new year.  We're excited to see what these bulls can do for us: One In The Chamber, Ready To Roll, General Lee, Pistol Pete, Uncle Si, Remedy, Identified, Payweight, Beacon, Black Hawk, Main Event & Cowboy Cut to name a few.

All the dates for the different groups of cows have been planned on the calendar for when to cidr, give their shots, & breed.  It's getting down to a science now, but it still takes a lot of work to get it all done.  The cows will be happy to be turned out to Green Pastures with their clean up bull when this is complete.

Tom is getting warmed up & ready to go...550 head here we come!

Always has to be one that won't cooperate.

There are some blue skies every once in a while, but the storms aren't far behind.  At least it's good for the oats we just planted and we aren't having to move sprinkler pipes right now too!

Ready to Thaw & Load!

Sorting the cows & calves on horseback.  It's a muddy job, but somebody has to do it.

Customer Satisfaction!

We were glad to hear from Josh Nelson  regarding his success using our Boss Prowler bull on his herd.
"This past weekend my dad and I took three bulls to the Utah Angus bull sale in Ogden. All three bulls were out of Boss Prowler. Everyone at the sale was impressed with the Prowler bulls and anyone who knows anything about Prowler talks very highly about him...All three bulls sold for well and on the higher end of the sale. I'm super impressed with every calf I've gotten out of Prowler over the past few years. Here are pictures of the bulls prior to the sale, and a picture of one of the bulls at at the sale.


Thanks again for letting us use Boss Prowler."

Coming to Barker Cattle!

Check out our two new bulls purchased from J/C Simmentals at the Great Lakes Beef Connection in Michigan.   We think they'll be a great addition to our bull battery and are gearing up for Breeding Season.

       JC MR BSR McLintock 103C  5/8 SM 3/8 AN

     JC MR BSR Kahuna N163C   ½ SM ½ AN 

                                               

Branding Smoke!

We're getting started with the branding a little bit earlier than usual this year, but with the nice weather and long winter we've had, it seemed like a good time to do it.  And not to mention the fact there's going to be 100+ more calves to do with the heifers we kept.  Might as well get rolling!  We're giving the cows their pre-breeding shots and they'll be ready to go as soon as the date is right on the calendar.

Sorting through the bull calves to see who will now become a steer. 

There's something about the smell of branding smoke.  

Some extra help came from Utah this week..great Spring Break activity.

Parker getting assistance from His Dad & Robert to get the shot in.

Ruel giving a roping demonstration to the grandkids!

Drew & Parker...We Caught one...Now what?

It was a long day, but you finished it guys! 115 head done.

Checking Cows

Went for a drive today through all the cows & calves to check on everyone and make sure they're all healthy and doing good.  It was sunshiney, but still enough of a breeze that you have to wear a coat, hat, and something to cover your ears. You gotta love it though when everyone is feeling good and running and bucking around.

All spread out on the feed ground on the dry farm.  Something about the cedars that cleans them up and makes their coats look better. 

Another new baby with some color.  Got about 75 left to go.

This guy was getting his lunch in even if Mom wouldn't stand up.

Covering Some Country

We've been hitting the roads delivering bulls and heifers to their new homes.  It's always fun to get to see new parts of the country and check out how other people work their operations.  We made a run to Paradise Valley, Nevada by way of Winnemucca.  You could tell there was a lot of history as you drove down the main street there!

Two Churches & a Saloon..What more could you need? 

You could make a western movie here.

Miles & Miles of Rocks & Sagrebrush through Nevada.  Looked like they got some snow too, so maybe grass will be good this year. 

We headed to Pocatello, Sugar City, & last stop    was Lemhi.  They still have winter there. Beautiful country to visit...and good people too!

Nice view headed out of the ranch on Basin Creek Road.  

We're going to head for our hills where there's not quite as much snow right now!

Bull Sale Success

Another Barker Cattle Company Bull Sale is successfully completed!  It's a nice feeling to be at this point.  Tom is on the road delivering to buyers, Ruel is hauling home others that need to go to their destinations soon, and Braden is back to business at the ranch catching up on all the tagging that needs to be done. We've had 2 more sets of twins in the past week.

The Sale was a huge effort with many helping hands from family and friends that was very much appreciated.  You don't realize all the little details that have to be taken care of in order to pull off something like this until you've done it yourself.  A BIG THANK YOU to all those who pitched in and helped us in those many stations that needed filled.  We were very grateful to have nice weather and the parking lot and seating area filled up well. We heard many good comments from past buyers regarding their past purchases and welcomed quite a few newcomers to our sale.   Now we'll settle into life as we know it for a while!

Finding a pen

Many walks up and down this alley all day long pushing the bulls & heifers.

We could tell them how to do it, but we'll let them try their way first. :)

Ready for buyers!

Office crew: Thanks for the new program Tammy!  

11:30 am and the alleys were filling up

Long time friends & customers Rod & Laura Jones discussing bulls with Tyler

Tom & Tyler both were kept hopping with the phone lines ringing.

This is trouble!  Barker Boys...what are you up to?

Lunch ladies...It was yummy as usual. Thanks Kay, Ann F, and Talee O.

It's time for an Auction!

Good to see those seats filling up.

A lot of "bull talk" going on here!

Getting a  better view of them.