Branding Day at the Ranch

After the calves (about 154) were separated from their mothers, the cowboys roped them around their feet and dragged them across the corral to where the branding, vaccinating, and castrating took place.

Dad participated and thoroughly enjoyed the whole day.

Here is Dad holding a calf down while Kelly castrates the calf and Katie walks away after vaccinating the calf.

Aunt Pam and Doug did the branding. Here they are heating up the branding irons.