hi I'm Mike after a few days away from the ranch I'm back and today we take a
look at coming back home a few of the changes that have happened while I was
gone and getting back to work on our Wyoming
life
can you paint way back home in Wileman paid me back
welcome back thanks for coming along again and and well I guess it's a it's a
welcome back for me as well just flew back in to Gillette I've been off the
ranch probably just as long as you have and
now it's time for me to get back to well maybe get away from civilization for a
little bit head back out into the wide open spaces and get back to work
so I have been in the Hoosier state of Indiana for the past two days if he
caught Sunday's video you saw a live stream from there we had a really cool
opportunity well I guess I did and I guess all of us did to hang out with
some friends of the channel some of which we've never actually met before
and we got this chance to sit down and talk about our experience before from
there so I've got more coming to you from the
great state of Indiana in future videos but today is all about getting back to
the family and the ranch I've missed it and I imagine you have too
so be sure to hit subscribe and hit that like button as well and and hit the
little bell so you get notified when we have a new video come out we're heading
back out to the ranch we're gonna see what's changed while I've been gone I
can already see that the grass is a lot greener over the last few days Gary has
been helping out our neighbor Gary's been helping out while I've been gone
he's been helping Aaron he's been taking care of the feeding he's been checking
cows we were still calving so he's been looking out for new calves and making
sure that all those little ones are okay and when we get home we're gonna go out
in the past year and take a look around and find us some newborn calves also
Aaron received in the mail while we were gone brand new baby chickens those
should be in the shop and we're gonna check in and see how they're doing
Aaron got some spring planting as well so I think we'll take a quick stop by
the garden and the barn bottle cams the guys that have been living in the barn
Rudolph and jellybean I heard a rumor that they got moved outside for one
reason or another so we'll see what's up with that and I'm sure that there's much
more that we've missed over the last few days so let's just hurry up and get mom
and now all we have to do is find Aaron
Aaron's out here about somewhere but before we go and find her we have to get
the cows fed just like your car at home you have to love it when somebody else
drives your tractor the steering will the seat adjustments they all have to be
returned to normal before heading out Gary was nice enough to leave us one
bale right here so we'll take it out with us and we'll get it fed this time
of year a lot of cows are out chasing grass that is eating what grass is
growing early in the season most grasses around here have not yet
received the heat or the sunshine needed to start putting on height right now
they're just establishing their basis just as fast as cows are eating it down
because of that we're still feeding here even in the middle of May the more
roughage we can put into the cows in the form of hay the better the grass in this
area will grow and the less the cows will eat it down until branding this
past year is gonna get attacked by cows all chasing the green grass
after getting some feet out we'll let him come and eat and head back to the
shop where the baby chicks that arrived here just a few days ago are living
aaron has put them in what we call the chick cubbyhole and they have food and
water and a heat lamp I haven't made it that far you will get there eventually
we're gonna go around we're looking at stuff to change while I was gone so what
have you done in the tunnel what did you plant in the tunnel I planted peppers
and cucumbers we can't see the cucumbers ed is there for seeds and you got the
the who to make is he's built the raised bed
raised beds yeah yeah it's changed okay it's progress
I still got a bunch of stuff to do so as my as my heart calms town we can get
ready to head out and check the cows now this is a great time of year the sun is
shining and the dust while it hasn't kicked up too bad yet and it's the
perfect time to head out in the gator doorless this won't last long
once the bugs are out the rain slows up a bit and the dust starts to fly the
doors will go back on in fact they may go on tomorrow it might snow for all we
know but for now it's as close to a convertible as we can get and the cows
are intrigued by it it's a new look to the Gator for them and all of a sudden
were a lot more accessible and sometimes a bit too accessible
overall when I was gone we've had 10 new calves born on the ranch with no
problems whatsoever gary did a great job and so did aaron who had even more than
the ranch to deal with while i was gone aaron was attacked by preschoolers who
came out to visit the ranch with the bottle calves in the barn she decided
that she'd moved them outside where they could be more easily visited so now they
live in the outside Corral's in the in the lab of the son and luxury
except for the neighbors they're a little noisy I got to tell you I am so
glad to be back there's still plenty to do we still have to finish Aaron store
Aaron wants to be open within the next couple weeks
the gardens need planted irrigation needs set up Corral work needs done and
I don't even think any of that stuff is actually on the project list but today
to be honest all I really care about is one thing and with the kids
recently home from school it's time to go say hi
the best part about any trip is is coming home you can miss the ranch you
can miss all the animals you could really miss the lack of people I'm
talking to you airport crowds but what you really miss is what makes a home a
home and that's family this is makenzie she's my oldest
daughter she's going on 18 years old how old are you eight oh I thought you were
18 I didn't forget sometimes you just act older than what you are sometimes
sometimes really is there anybody anything that you would like to say to
everybody that whole years old and I'm happy um I miss daddy all this time that
he was gone and I'm really happy for him to be back home and to see and have more
fun with him again well that's very nice of you
Thank You Mackenzie and thanks to you for watching us once again as we go
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