Posts Tagged ‘RO Ranch’

Dr. Cowboy
January 14, 2016
Jolyn Young
Keeping cattle healthy is a top job priority for a professional cowboy; therefore, so is knowing how to detect unhealthy cattle. RO Ranch cowboy Jim Young said he strives for “early detection,” meaning he notices and doctors calves at the very first sign of illness. It’s more difficult to pick up on those early signs, […]

Wintertime Ranch Reality
December 27, 2015
Jolyn Young
It’s winter time in the Northern Hemisphere, and the weather is cold and snowy in central Nevada. My husband and I live on the RO Ranch, and he is taking care of a bunch of yearlings that are wintering at headquarters. I’m glad that he’s sticking around fairly close to the house, because I’m more […]

Doctoring With Nylon – And Medicine
September 29, 2015
Jolyn Young
Checking and doctoring newly weaned calves is a necessary chore at any ranch that retains calves in the fall. I use the word “chore” loosely, because on crews like the one at the RO, where sickness is treated with injections of antibiotics, oral probiotic paste, and nylon, it’s a fairly fun chore that involves lots […]