Well, Summer is almost here, and down here in Southern Texas we’re already feeling the heat. Being Brangus, I’m lucky that my Brahman blood helps me tolerate the hot humid weather better than some breeds, but that does not preclude my caretakers from taking the appropriate steps to make sure we do not suffer from summer heat stress, especially the little ones. So what have they done? A) Made sure we had plenty of fresh water; B) gave us a nice large tank (pond for your northeners) so we can soak and cool off; C) provided plenty of shade. The weanling calves really have it good since they live at the North Pasture which is mostly shaded and gets enough of a breeze to keep the temperature down.
So, today’s lesson: keep y’alls cattle cool this summer and we’ll reward you with some nice babies come Spring.