Branding on the colony – photo essay

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Published: May 20, 2021

Marvin, left, and Randy Entz hold a calf while it is branded. | Tegan Barr photo

Members of the Macmillan Colony south of Calgary recently held a branding day. Men rope and brand the cattle while the children rotate the brands in the fire and hand them off as well as spray paint the backs of cattle to indicate which have already been branded. 
| Tegan Barr photos

Members of the Macmillan Colony south of Calgary recently held a branding day.

Men rope and brand the cattle while the children rotate the brands in the fire and hand them off as well as spray paint the backs of cattle to indicate which have already been branded.| Tegan Barr photos

Colony members watch the action. | Tegan Barr photo
Randy Entz ropes a calf. | Tegan Barr photo
Sarah Entz looks up at her family’s deep freezer. | Tegan Barr photo
One of the colony’s 160 calves is branded. | Tegan Barr photo

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