Titled “Raising the Next Generation,” the video highlights what it takes to prepare the Drummond children and the cowboys’ kids to follow in Ladd and his brother Tim Drummond’s footsteps and carry on the family ranch into the next era. A caption further explains the video’s intent.
“In this episode of Drummond Ranch, kids learn the work, the responsibility, and the expectation to give it their all—whether they’re Ladd and Tim Drummond’s own kids or the children of our cowboys. Starting young makes the job second nature, and no one gets a pass,” it explains.
“Learning how to handle those moments is part of the job, too. But when the dust settles, it always comes back to what matters most on the ranch: showing up, pulling together, and doing the work side by side. Ranching is built on teamwork, shared responsibility, and the understanding that everyone plays a role. This is how skills are passed down, character is built, and the next generation is prepared to carry the work forward—together.”
The video clip features Ladd, Tim, Ree, Paige Drummond Andersen, Bryce Drummond, and Todd Drummond as they wrangle calves to be branded and given their wellness shots. This is just one aspect of the hard work involved in running a cattle ranch.
Ladd told the cameras, “The great thing about involving the kids is they learn how to do it [run the ranch]. I mean, you can’t learn how to do this job if you don’t do it. You’ve got to get out and participate and learn. The younger you start, the better you’re going to be.”
Ree Drummond added that all her kids worked on the ranch from the time they were little, as documented in early seasons of Food Network’s The Pioneer Woman series. However, she revealed that by the time they hit junior high or high school, where “no teenager wants to get out of bed at 4 a.m., let alone on a Saturday or the summertime.”
“It’s exhausting, you’re doing a lot of work with your body,” revealed Paige, who worked on the ranch for two years before moving to Dallas with her husband, David Andersen. She admits that when she was a child, she didn’t like working on the ranch “at all,” claiming she and her siblings didn’t have a “choice” as they were homeschooled.
However, after attending college, Paige realized she missed ranch work and, after spending some time working at a corporate job, returned to her family’s Pawhuska, Oklahoma, homestead to work as a full-time ranch hand. Currently, Paige’s brothers, Bryce and Todd, and her sister, Alex Drummond Scott, help out on the ranch when they return home.
