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Branding time at Ante- lope Creek Cattle Co. was over Veterans Day week- end in perfect weather, and thanks to the inch and a half of rain the corral was dust-free. Af- ter the calves were sepa- rated from their mothers, the cows were vaccinated with their yearly shots. For the cows: 1)Wil- lie Staggs gave the Mult- imin, (trace minerals); 2) Cole Robinson gave the One Shot Ultra 8 to pre- vent blackleg caused by seven organisms and red- water caused by Cl. Hae- molyticum and bovine pneumonic pasteurellosis caused by Pasteurella hae- molytica type A1. 3) Greg Weber gave the BoviShield Gold FP 5L5 HB to prevent abortion caused by IBR, bovine herpes virus Type 1 virus, respiratory dis- ease caused by IBR, BVD Types 1 and 2, PI3, and BRSV, BVD, Type 2 tes- ticular infection and lep- tospirosis caused by Lep- tospira canicola, L. grip- potyphosa, L. hardjo, L. icterohaemorrhagiae and L. Pomona. 4) Lance Root gave the Trichguard, to prevent trichomoniasis and 5) Walt Brown gave the Ivomec Plus for para- sites, external and inter- nal. The calves as they were roped and branded, ear- marked, and if they were bulls they were castrated, also received their shots for Multimin, One Shot Ultra 8, Bovi Shield Gold 5 for preventing IBR, BVD virus Types 1 and 2, PI3, BRSV. Ivomec Plus for par- asites. New this year was In- force 3, an intranasal dose of 1 cc.in each nos- tril for prevention of re- spiratory disease because it will give faster immu- nity than the longer act- ing Bovi Shield Gold. If they weren't roping, the shots were given by Heidi Root, Stacey Staggs, Tracy Brown, Callie Rohl, Amanda Slater, Kris Cun- ningham. Nancy Weber vacci- nated every calf since she and I, the McKen- zie daughters Jacqueline Leininger, Hazel Brown, Scottie Ulch, and the Ow- ens daughters Carolyn Vann, Betty Jane Mulder, Katherine Robinson are from the era when girls didn't rope. When Herb and Gin- ger's daughter Jennifer Holzapfel was in high school rodeo, she was one of five breakaway ropers, while at the November District 1 rodeo we had 22 girls roping. Some of the ground crew were also ropers, but working hard over the days were Zane Kittle, Trent, Joey Skaggs, Chase Root, Sarah Brown, Erin and Joe Muphy, Cole and Hank Bunting, Sean By- ler, J D Bringleson, Cole Robinson, Wyatt Brown, Brittney and Callie Rohl, Jayne Slater. Earmarking and cas- trating, if they weren't roping, were Greg We- ber, Don Brown, Willie Staggs, Lance Root and Walt Brown. Jim Edwards branded all the calves with the historic pilot wheel brand on the left rib, It is a hot iron brand recognized by California Department of Food and Agriculture as a legal brand. Many cattle will also have a white freeze brand for identification pur- poses showing the year it was born, an id. number and some seed stock pro- ducers will include their ranch brand, but a freeze brand is not a legal, regis- tered brand in California. There were four teams of ropers that had a pen of about 20-25 calves in each rotation, and they ranged in age from 8 year old Hank Bunting and 12 year old Cole Bunting to grandfathers. The two youngest caught their share of calves by the two hind legs. If it was only one leg, it had to be shook off and roped again by any of the ropers. Team 1 included Greg Weber, Cole Robinson, Dale Tingle, Kris Cun- ningham, Cetera Rohl, and Lance Root. Team 2 included Dale Brown, Don Brown, Amanda Slater, J D Bring- leson, Wade Bushnell, and Willie Staggs. Team 3 included Wyatt Brown, Nancy McClure, Jarred Rohl, Clifford Cun- ningham, Dusty Brown, and Jody Brown. Team 4 included Walt Brown, Tracy Brown, Harry McClure, Cole Bun- ting, Sean Byler, Hank Bunting and Chase Root. This year there were ta- bles and chairs for lunch time, and Steve Joiner of 2 Buds Barbecue had pre- pared the meal for the crew. Morebranding The following week on Sunday, Mike and Ken- dra McCluskey with fam- ily and friends had their branding of the fall calves. It was cold with a light north wind, high clouds and Jenny McCluskey with her friends Nicole Sauve, Hailey Reineman, cousins Tanner and Mad- die Rubio enjoyed the bon- fire that was built in the green grass. Thanks to the fall rain, there was grass grow- ing in the corral and field where the barn and cor- ral are located. A beauti- ful sight, since last spring when Dr. Gray pregnancy tested the cows the grass was short and looked like a lawn mower had been present. After the calves were separated from the cows, the cows had their yearly shots of Ultra Choice 8 to prevent the diseases caused by the 8-way or- ganisms: blackleg, malig- nant edema, black disease, enterotoxemia, enterotox- emia and overeating and red water disease. Bov- iShield Gold FP 5L5 HB to prevent abortion. Mult- imin, trace minerals; Dec- tomax for internal and ex- ternal parasites. Instead of roping the calves, Mike and his friends, Kevin Welchel, Ken Reineman, Jimmy Sauve and Mark Rubio used the Teco calf table. Shay McCluskey gave the Multimin shot, Mi- chelle Reineman applied the Dectomax, Kevin Welchel earmarked each calf in the lower left ear and gave the Inforce 3 in each nostril. Kendra gave the Ultra Choice 8 and One Shot to prevent bo- vine pneumonia caused by Mannheimia haemo- lytica type A1. Mike castrated the bull calves using a band cas- trator, instead of a knife. He also branded all of the calves with a lazy W on the right hip. This brand was my father's brand, then Bill and I used it, and now our daughter and son-in-law brand their cat- tle with the lazy W. Ken left the brand- ing area to use a char- coal grill near the bon- fire, and barbecued the tri tip, warmed the but- tered garlic French bread that Kevin had brought, heated the chili beans Mi- chelle had made, and set out the potato and maca- roni salads from Kendra. Kendra had made cookies for dessert. Everyone enjoyed the seven layer taco dip and chips with their beer, soda pop or bottled water while Mike served Crown Royal XO with water for me, since I was the photographer. Our first frost of the fall was Nov. 17. CattleWomen Christmas meeting Tehama County Cattle- Women members are re- minded to contact Linda Walker with their RSVP for the Dec. 4 Christmas meeting and Installation of Officers at Wilcox Oaks Golf Course, 6 p.m. is no- host social and dinner at 6:30 p.m. with choice of prime rib or salmon. Bring unwrapped paja- mas or night wear of any size for donation to Chil- dren First. JeanBartonhasbeen writing her column in the Daily News since the early 1990s. She can be reached by e-mail at jbarton2013@gmail.com. JEANBARTON Br an di ng a t An te lo pe C re ek C at tl e Co . In the wake of President Obama's executive action on immigration, the presi- dent of the California Farm Bureau Federation said a long-term solution to im- migration reform still de- pends on Congress. "While we appreciate the president's interest in reforming our inadequate immigration system, we're afraid his action may com- plicate efforts to achieve a comprehensive, long-term solution," CFBF President Paul Wenger said. "Farmers, ranchers and their employees need a per- manent solution," Wenger said. "We understand the president's frustration with the lack of action. We're frustrated, too. But we're equally frustrated by the failure of the president and congressional leaders to sit down and work something out." Wenger said action by Congress will be needed to provide "true, long-term reform" that allows immi- grants to work in agricul- ture, and that provides a clear path for experienced but unauthorized employ- ees to work legally in the United States. "We hope the president's action does not derail any possibility of congressional action in the near future," he said. California farmers and ranchers have been straight- forward about the fact that they rely on an immigrant workforce, Wenger said, and about chronic prob- lems in filling all the jobs farmers have available—de- spite rising wages and ben- efits and other efforts to at- tract more employees. "We've also been clear that we support border se- curity—and border security will be enhanced by a per- manent reform of immigra- tion law that allows farm employees to enter the U.S. legally, to move between employers as needed, to re- turn to their home coun- tries and then re-enter the U.S. legally when their work cycle resumes," he said. "In the interim, it's un- clear how many unauthor- ized immigrants might step forward to take advantage of a program that could evaporate after the inau- guration of the next pres- ident," Wenger said. "To truly serve farmers, ranch- ers and immigrant employ- ees, it's time for the presi- dent and Congress to stop trading competing state- ments and start trading concrete proposals for re- form." IMMIGRATION Pr es id en t' s action complicates reform effort COURTESYPHOTO Branding time at Antelope Creek Cattle Co. The Associated Press CORNELIUS, ORE. It was just the first of Mr. Roost- er's problems that he was first believed to be a Ms. His crowing has given him away, though, and his owner in Cornelius has been dinged six times in five months for violating city or- dinances. On Wednesday, a judge ordered Megan Keller to find the bird a new home — within a week, KPTV re- ported. She could also be facing some hefty fines. Three of the noise citations could cost Keller as much as $3,000, although the judge indicated the fines could be reduced if Mr. Rooster finds a new abode. Keller said she thought she was buying two females at Easter time in 2012 for her granddaughters to show at 4-H. But one proved to be a male. Keller told The Orego- nian that the birds had ar- rived during a tough patch in her life, and "those two brought me a lot of com- fort." Cornelius is a western Portland suburb of about 12,000 people and is pro- claimed on its website as "an agricultural paradise, where rolling hillsides, vine- yards and farms abound." The town doesn't, as other cities do, ban roosters outright. But it has an ordi- nance against animals that annoy or disturb neighbors. In June, a neighbor com- plained about Mr. Rooster. In August, a judge handed down a $250 fine and or- dered that the bird get a new home. Keller sent Mr. Rooster to a farm owned by friends. Along went the other bird from the 2012 shipment, known as Mrs. Rooster. Keller said that didn't go well: The birds lost their feathers, and then a hawk attack left Mrs. Rooster dead and Mr. Rooster in- jured. So she retrieved Mr. Rooster. As the injured bird rested his head calmly on her shoulder recently, Keller said she's sure she did the right thing: "Who would I be if I would have left him up there?" Keller outfitted the bird with a rooster collar, a snug-fitting band that re- stricts vocal cord move- ment and turns his crow into an elongated belch. Mr. Rooster has been exiled to an upstairs bathroom dur- ing prime crowing time. But he still crows outside a few times a day. Neighbor Rose Iver- son has been keeping tabs on the crowing, KATU re- ported. Iverson showed her log to the judge in court Wednesday, and that seemed to be the deciding factor. CORNELIUS Judge says crowing Oregon rooster must go By Shawn Pogatchnik The Associated Press DUBLIN He faced execu- tion for failure to perform. But Benjy, the gay bull of Ireland, has been saved fol- lowing a worldwide appeal backed by "The Simpsons" co-creator Sam Simon. Ireland's Animal Rights Action Network said Tues- day that Simon is paying for Benjy's transportation to an animal sanctuary in Eng- land. Simon, who is battling colon cancer, has been giv- ing away much of the for- tune from his television ca- reer and is a leading donor to animal welfare causes. Benjy, a Charlerois bull, failed this year to impreg- nate any heifers at a County Mayo farm in western Ire- land. Veterinarians deter- mined he was fertile, but was more attracted to the bull that replaced him. After the farmer an- nounced he planned to send Benjy to an abattoir, activ- ists last week launched a so- cial media campaign seek- ing 5,000 pounds ($7,825) to send the bull to the Hill- side Animal Sanctuary in Norfolk, England, which is home for about 2,000 un- wanted farm animals and horses. About 300 donors contributed 4,000 British pounds ($6,200) to an on- going fundraising drive or- ganized by the British online magazine TheGayUK. Simon, who funds a Mal- ibu dog shelter and many other animal rights projects, said he heard about Benjy's case through friends at the People for the Ethical Treat- ment of Animals pressure group. He said he was happy to donate the full original cash target to buy Benjy and ship him to England. "All animals have a dire destiny in the meat trade, but to kill this bull because he's gay would've been a double tragedy," Simon said in a statement. 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