Rich Ranch - Auction

I Don't Want An Ear-Tag

Once again our lives are full and exciting with all the happenings on the farm. 

One thing I have experienced on the farm is that you are never too old to learn.

As we get ready for the auction the cattle now have to be sorted by age and pregnancy and whether they have calves. They all get different coloured tags to make everything easier on the day. 
To make hundred percent sure that the right calf goes with the right mother we had to separate the calves from their mothers for a night. We had them causing chaos the whole night through as they shouted for their mothers, but the next morning as we let them out one by one, they would dart to their mothers and would be tagged accordingly.
Once all that completed it was getting all the implements,

Final Touches before Auction

Auction Day

equipment, bedding, cutlery, crockery, etc sorted out. 
Then came the BIG day. About half an hour before the auction started we made our way up to the cattle for a last look and Richard thought we might not have enough people for the day, but as eleven o'clock drew near the trucks started arriving and the people poured in.
Loads of bidding - some items were sold for more than we thought and some less but all in all a good day as we sold out right to the last item.
It took a day or two for everyone to collect their items but now all is sold and it is just our personal belongings left.