Broken S Livestock & Flock

08/09/2021

Look. At. Him!! One of our bull prospects is filling out very nicely!

07/31/2021

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07/31/2021

via Matt Rush.com

07/29/2021

This life is full of dreams and miracles. Dreams of growth, miracles of life, and daily witnessing of Gods blessing and wonder. Sometimes dreams can slip into nightmares, and miracles turn into tragedy. These too are Gods blessing. I chose this life, I chose the rewards and the consequences. I love this life, I love what I do, and love seeing these cattle everyday. You choose your own goals, make them attainable. You choose your own dreams, make them reality. ♥️♥️

07/14/2021

Here’s your farm fact for today! Aren’t cows amazing?

While a lot of useful products come from cattle, by far the most amazing in my opinion is that their pulmonary surfactant is used to save premature infants lives.

How does that work?

When a baby is born early, they are not fully developed, and the lungs are really not ready for life outside the womb. One major issue is that their lungs do not have an adequate amount of pulmonary surfactant, the thing responsible for keeping the alveoli in proper working order.

The alveoli, which are all the tiny airsacs in the lungs responsible for the exchange of gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide), need surfactant to keep them from collapsing. When the alveoli collapse, they can also collect in the airway, making it especially hard for the baby to breath. Eventually, once enough alveoli collapse, the baby will not be able to breath anymore.

So where do cattle come in?

Pulmonary surfactant can be harvested from cows within minutes of them being butchered. This surfactant is processed and made ready to ship to hospitals worldwide. The bovine surfactant is then given to premature babies that need it to help them breath, saving their lives!

Just to be clear, the cows are not butchered just to get surfactant. They are being processed for meat as well as a lot of other products - they use everything but the moo - nothing is wasted. The surfactant is just an amazing added bonus.

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07/13/2021

Hello friends! A few of this years babies in the flock have grown into Mr. Roos. Unfortunately, that means they cannot stay. I don’t want roosters with my girls, and I don’t want rooster behavior in my pen. I have at least 2, anyone have any interest in them? I’m sure they would make a great supper.

07/10/2021

I was sick all week, but something good did come from it! My momma FINALLY quit hiding the newest baby from me so I could check out these face markings! I love them!! This calf is a bonus because I wasn’t expecting babies until September from this group I bought, but since she calves early, she will still get bred this year and have a baby next year! Check out the white l, so splashy!!

06/27/2021

Do you have a bucket? Oh. Welllll no snacky, no passy. 🤷🏼‍♀️

06/20/2021

Hello everyone! It’s been a minute, sorry about that. Update for me tho, I bought 4 new bred cows!! New tags for the new girls. The letter the tag starts with indicates the year they were born. So this particular group has a 2 yr old G(‘19) and three 3 yr olds F(‘18). Since I already have a G1 and F1, the numbers just continue to the next. So I now have 2 Gs, 4 Fs, and 1 E. My calves this year are shaping up well and will be retagged as J’s. Hope you’re all having a great weekend! Happy Sunday from me and my creatures at and

05/22/2021

One of our heifers coming up to say hello.... and complain I didn’t bring her snacks.

When you’re literally a cow in all senses of the word.

05/17/2021

One of the biggest secrets to working cows, is to keep them calm. One of the best ways to do that, is to keep the volume down. If you watch my dad and I move or work cattle, you will notice we use our presence and body positioning a lot more than our voice. Quiet cows are happy cows! Most of our cattle are used to us being around them, and the way that our sorting pen is set up. This group of cows sorted themselves off from their calves with very little prompting, which is an exciting thing to see!

05/17/2021

Busy weekend at the farm! Gabriel (horse) helped move some cows from the ground as we are working on improving the way we work together so that we can ride better. Our calving season is winding down, only 5 to go! We bought a new bull to go in with our heifers who will be getting bred for the first time this year. We put the rest of the bulls in with their breeding groups, and moved cows to new pastures. It was a rainy dreary weekend, but the cows are happy!