That it is foolish. But I am starting to get excited for show season this year.
Blitz's Roy daughter, Gypsy Rain, is, I think, one of the best young calves I've ever had. She eats constantly like a starving wolf, and seems to be really growing well. I've measured her a few times and sent her sizes and weights on to a friend who shows really superb Holsteins, and he and his father think she is growing at an appropriate speed. Also, she is a gentle little kitten of a calf. If you sit with her on the divider of her stall, she will plop her big black head in your lap and go to sleep. She'd rather be hugged and cuddled than just about anything else.
Her half brother/uncle (Mandy, Blitz's dam, is his momma and he is also sired by Roy) is also a fairly well tempered animal, at least as far as a 4 month old and rather long legged big bodied bull calf can be. He does kick and toss his head a bit, but mostly he is content to just watch the goings on in the stables. Unfortunately there are no bull classes at any of the shows in the region. I still think I am going to break him to lead, or have my bf do it. Since I plan/hope to keep him until breeding age, then send him out to Dependabull for collection I figure being able to handle him easily is a real swift plan.
And I am hoping to do something totally out of the ordinary for me this year...and that is show one of my cross beef steers. He's out of one of Alan's heifers actually. But mom and dad after I spent three hours in the barn delivering him last November kind of turned him over to me. I tried selling him on Craigslist but got no takers. Now I am rather glad I didn't. Hes turned into a sweet square and very stocky built young steer. I've already talked to a couple friends who show beef to get all the info I will need for showing him. I'm kind of excited, I think he'll show light or middle weight class, but I will have to deal with that this fall.
I'm debating on what I will do as far as taking a milk cow or two. Blitz will be extremely stale, as she freshened in with Gypsy in July and I don't yet have her bred back (she is due in heat around the 26th, please cross fingers she cycles well and catches as I am using my last unit of Roy on her). I dont really want to try and bag a cow that is at 365+ DMI. Then there is Mandy, she's a very nice old girl, and would show as an aged cow. And bagging her doesnt do a whole lot of good one way or the other. Then again, at Altamont for the most part that doesnt matter. I guess it will all depend on how things look come August!
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Sunday, May 24, 2009
It's That Time of Year Again...
Summer and show season that is. I'm both excited and dreading it this year. I'm not taking many to Fonda. Three at most. And yes family I am sticking with that number!
So far there is the oldest of my Jersey calves from this year, Snickers. She's growthy and sweet, but my cows growthy is other farms puny so who knows? I like her though, she is really correct.
Snickers at a couple days old
Then there is Mandolin Rain. Who will show as a dry cow this year as we had some difficulties getting her settled last summer, she went cystic darned cow. But it allowed me to get her bred to Roylane Jordan, unfortunately for a late October calf but ah well.
Mandy (photo by Mom many moons ago at Altamont)
Finally there is Mandy's Blitz daughter. Blitz still has to come through calving. She is due, also to Roy, the week the family is at camp. Yikes. I am on my own. Whimper. Help! Hopefully her calf will be easy for her to birth. However, at the moment, the baby is seeming to be quite large. Could just be that it is my backside that is getting bumped through Mommy's tummy as I milk both her and her mother. I have to dry Blitz off in a week and I am not sure HOW I am going to be successful. She's still making over 40 lbs. With barely more than a handful of grain. She is getting less than my other dry cows. Which really scares me!
Blitz as a Junior calf at Altamont (again by Mom) Blitz just turned three so that tells you how old this pic is!
So far there is the oldest of my Jersey calves from this year, Snickers. She's growthy and sweet, but my cows growthy is other farms puny so who knows? I like her though, she is really correct.
Snickers at a couple days old
Mandy (photo by Mom many moons ago at Altamont)
Blitz as a Junior calf at Altamont (again by Mom) Blitz just turned three so that tells you how old this pic is!Monday, March 9, 2009
Time Marches On
From August 2006, to August 2008. Maqua-Kil Blitz Mendocino. Daughter to Frieland Z Mandolin Rain. She is sired by Fustead Emory Blitz, out of an Ocean-View Zenith-TW ET daughter.Sunday, February 15, 2009
Firecracker and Dixie Rose
When you start, if you are extremely lucky, the calf, in this case Dixie Rose Delux, will be laying peacefully, munching on some straw. While at the same time, her stall neighbor, aka Firecracker, will be catching an early morning snooze.
Naturally. As soon as you get situated to snag the cutest of cute pictures, calf number 2, Firecracker, will hop up, deciding to fore go her siesta, in favor of chewing on the delectable denim of your work jeans.
Which will of course cause her neighbor, the original calf Rose, to leap to her feet, to try and get in on the action.
Cause after all, denim is the best tasting substance on the planet right?
With Rose munching on the available denim, what is a little Firecracker to do, but go after the next best thing?
Flannel of course!
Or perhaps the camera strap!
Leading me to the conclusion...if at first you don't succeed...
Fire your assistants!
And then hide all evidence that you tried in the first place!
Or post it on your blog for all to enjoy a nice laugh!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Dixon's Daughter....
...has a name now.
This morning I, for a second cd, put on Trent Willmon's first album. It usually takes us 2 cds to get through a milking.
I have been needing a name for Dixon's little girl. So far I had come up with NOTHING! And I was starting to get a bit frustrated. I wanted to have something to call her. And I was completely stumped...
The second song on Trent's album is "Dixie Rose Deluxes". Dixon's grand dam was Dixie...
Can you guess where I am going with this?
Well anyways. The little heifer is going to be Maqua-Kil Dixie Rose Delux. Yes I know silly but it fits her. I think I will call her Rose for short. But at least she has a name! So now I can do my registrations for them!
Stay warm out in this brutal cold. I wonder where global warming went....
And for anyone who isnt familiar with the song....
This morning I, for a second cd, put on Trent Willmon's first album. It usually takes us 2 cds to get through a milking.
I have been needing a name for Dixon's little girl. So far I had come up with NOTHING! And I was starting to get a bit frustrated. I wanted to have something to call her. And I was completely stumped...
The second song on Trent's album is "Dixie Rose Deluxes". Dixon's grand dam was Dixie...
Can you guess where I am going with this?
Well anyways. The little heifer is going to be Maqua-Kil Dixie Rose Delux. Yes I know silly but it fits her. I think I will call her Rose for short. But at least she has a name! So now I can do my registrations for them!
Stay warm out in this brutal cold. I wonder where global warming went....
And for anyone who isnt familiar with the song....
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Calving So Far
Has been pretty decent.
Salt Lake had twins, heifer and a DOA bull. Cider had a bull (he is a jerk, we still have him because calf prices are in the toilet) and so did Spruce. Spruce's unfortunately had something wrong with him. We don't think his guts were connected inside, had a heifer like that a few years back, he had the same symptoms. We ended up losing him which I was sad about, but I would rather lose a bull calf than a really valuable heifer.
And then there are all the heifers, five in total.
Bonneville had a really sweet, inky black R Maple heifer. She is cute as a button, smart and just plain good tempered. Mom named her House. Bonneville is Alan's heifer, but he knew how bad Mom wanted an R Maple calf, so he was a sweet kid and gave the calf to her.
Hollywood Kiss had a second R Maple heifer. Her name is Firecracker. And well, she is definitely living up to that name. She will jump and twist and buck so enthusiastically and wildly she cant keep up with herself, and falls over. I think it is going to be very interesting to watch her grow up.
Heifer 192, whose name is I think Veneer, had a Straight Pine Elevation Pete daughter that is HUGE!!! It is a good thing that 192 has a wide butt. Alan named her Value...anyone who was at the fair knows that joke...if you want to know and weren't there....just ask...
Dixon, daughter to Dallas, daughter to my greatest show cow Dixie, dropped a Straight Pine Elevation Pete daughter as well. Not as big as Value, but slick and SO SMART! She wasn't even 48 hours old, and she stole a bucket from another calf, and bucket broker herself. I don't usually put calves on a bucket until they are 4-5 days old in the winter. But she just latched right onto the concept. I dont have a name for her yet. She needs something special, coming out of my Dixie family. I'm open for suggestions.
Last heifer is little Snickers, the Jersey calf. She is cute as heck, and insane. She BITES!! And I do mean bite. But she is so darned cute I don't mind. Everyone else does, but I don't. She is big for a Jersey calf, about 1.5x the height of either of the R Maples. Who are a week or so older, and Holsteins. I am hoping I can maybe show her this summer, but time will tell.
I have a little bit of time until the next heifer, Broadway (1/2 Milking Shorthorn, 1/2 Holstein) calves. She is bred to a Jersey...we are curious about that calf. Then we have a bit of a bigger break, and then a huge flush of mature cows that are drying off now. I am SO hoping for more heifers. I will post some pictures later.
Salt Lake had twins, heifer and a DOA bull. Cider had a bull (he is a jerk, we still have him because calf prices are in the toilet) and so did Spruce. Spruce's unfortunately had something wrong with him. We don't think his guts were connected inside, had a heifer like that a few years back, he had the same symptoms. We ended up losing him which I was sad about, but I would rather lose a bull calf than a really valuable heifer.
And then there are all the heifers, five in total.
Bonneville had a really sweet, inky black R Maple heifer. She is cute as a button, smart and just plain good tempered. Mom named her House. Bonneville is Alan's heifer, but he knew how bad Mom wanted an R Maple calf, so he was a sweet kid and gave the calf to her.
Hollywood Kiss had a second R Maple heifer. Her name is Firecracker. And well, she is definitely living up to that name. She will jump and twist and buck so enthusiastically and wildly she cant keep up with herself, and falls over. I think it is going to be very interesting to watch her grow up.
Heifer 192, whose name is I think Veneer, had a Straight Pine Elevation Pete daughter that is HUGE!!! It is a good thing that 192 has a wide butt. Alan named her Value...anyone who was at the fair knows that joke...if you want to know and weren't there....just ask...
Dixon, daughter to Dallas, daughter to my greatest show cow Dixie, dropped a Straight Pine Elevation Pete daughter as well. Not as big as Value, but slick and SO SMART! She wasn't even 48 hours old, and she stole a bucket from another calf, and bucket broker herself. I don't usually put calves on a bucket until they are 4-5 days old in the winter. But she just latched right onto the concept. I dont have a name for her yet. She needs something special, coming out of my Dixie family. I'm open for suggestions.
Last heifer is little Snickers, the Jersey calf. She is cute as heck, and insane. She BITES!! And I do mean bite. But she is so darned cute I don't mind. Everyone else does, but I don't. She is big for a Jersey calf, about 1.5x the height of either of the R Maples. Who are a week or so older, and Holsteins. I am hoping I can maybe show her this summer, but time will tell.
I have a little bit of time until the next heifer, Broadway (1/2 Milking Shorthorn, 1/2 Holstein) calves. She is bred to a Jersey...we are curious about that calf. Then we have a bit of a bigger break, and then a huge flush of mature cows that are drying off now. I am SO hoping for more heifers. I will post some pictures later.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Well we did herd health a little while ago. For the most part it went pretty well. Had a few big disappointments though.
First though the good. Out of all the cows we preg checked. All but three were safe in calf. Both my Blitz daughters out of Mandy are pregnant. Blitz Mendocino is due in late June early July to Roylane Jordan. I'm as excited as heck about that calf. Her sister Blitz Neon Moon is due a little earlier in June to Citation R Maple.
Both of my Jersey cows that we checked are in calf too. Both Heather and her daughter Hattie are due to Sunset Canyon Mecca. He's the sire of Hazel, who is Heather's daughter, who won her class at the fair this year. So I am hopeful for at least one heifer calf.
The very good news was that Takala, my big black Kenyon daughter, and Encore, Mom's big Chilton daughter, were both bred. They are both two year olds on their last chance breeding. Thankfully they are safe in calf so they will be sticking around to have their first babies.
And now for the bad. Medina Dreaming, my pretty black-red 2 year old is open. I wasn't surprised. But I was really hoping she was carrying a calf. We're short cycling her in hopes she will catch. Keep your fingers crossed.
The ugly...was very ugly... Mandy, my big beautiful sweet but dumb show cow was cystic. Not pregnant. And well she now will probably not be showing next summer. The vet gave her a shot of GnRH to try and get her to drop the cyst. I'm hopeful she will start cycling again. We had already bred her twice to Cousteau. I think this time around I will service her to Roy. If she caught to him and dropped a heifer it should open the front end up some, and give the calf a little more strenght and power, two things Mandy drastically lacks. Time will tell.
On a nicer note, calving has begun. I'm waiting on 4 right now to drop their babies. Cider, Hollywood Kiss, Bonneville, and Spruce are all due or over due. Salt Lake isn't due until January but she is really bagged up so I dont think we are going to be holding off there. Ah well the late night checks have begun.
TO ALL: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! Stay safe stay warm and enjoy your time with your families!
First though the good. Out of all the cows we preg checked. All but three were safe in calf. Both my Blitz daughters out of Mandy are pregnant. Blitz Mendocino is due in late June early July to Roylane Jordan. I'm as excited as heck about that calf. Her sister Blitz Neon Moon is due a little earlier in June to Citation R Maple.
Both of my Jersey cows that we checked are in calf too. Both Heather and her daughter Hattie are due to Sunset Canyon Mecca. He's the sire of Hazel, who is Heather's daughter, who won her class at the fair this year. So I am hopeful for at least one heifer calf.
The very good news was that Takala, my big black Kenyon daughter, and Encore, Mom's big Chilton daughter, were both bred. They are both two year olds on their last chance breeding. Thankfully they are safe in calf so they will be sticking around to have their first babies.
And now for the bad. Medina Dreaming, my pretty black-red 2 year old is open. I wasn't surprised. But I was really hoping she was carrying a calf. We're short cycling her in hopes she will catch. Keep your fingers crossed.
The ugly...was very ugly... Mandy, my big beautiful sweet but dumb show cow was cystic. Not pregnant. And well she now will probably not be showing next summer. The vet gave her a shot of GnRH to try and get her to drop the cyst. I'm hopeful she will start cycling again. We had already bred her twice to Cousteau. I think this time around I will service her to Roy. If she caught to him and dropped a heifer it should open the front end up some, and give the calf a little more strenght and power, two things Mandy drastically lacks. Time will tell.
On a nicer note, calving has begun. I'm waiting on 4 right now to drop their babies. Cider, Hollywood Kiss, Bonneville, and Spruce are all due or over due. Salt Lake isn't due until January but she is really bagged up so I dont think we are going to be holding off there. Ah well the late night checks have begun.
TO ALL: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!! Stay safe stay warm and enjoy your time with your families!
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Not Much...
To report.
Things here have been totally average. Aside from Dad blowing up the engine on our big tractor, there really hasn't been a whole lot going on. I did go to the college and give my final report on my internship. Got my grade, all that was available was a "S" for satisfactory, or a "U" for unsatisfactory. Suffice to say I got my "S"...and hopefully since I am not a total graduate at some point the darn college will send me my diploma...yeah it took them almost a year last time!
We are starting to get to where we will be having calves coming again. Next animal up is 203, Cider, due the 19th. She's a heifer of dad's. She's bred to Citation R Maple. We have a couple bred to him, a couple to Straight-Pine Elevation Pete, and a few others bred to the shorthorn we sold back in January, Promise.
The next heifers after her are Hollywood Kiss (one of my girls) and Bonneville (Alans). They're also due to R Maple. Both on the 22nd of December. I'm really hoping Hollywood has a girl. She is one of the sweetest critters in the batch right now. I doubt she will be a quiet milker though. Her mother is always crazy. And her aunt is just plain NUTS! She jumped all over Alan last night, and that is just the latest of her human punching bag incidences.
There are a few cows thrown into the mix, such as my semi-retired show cow Spruce. She is bred to a red Holstein bull named Kingdom. I'm hoping for a heifer, red or not doesn't matter so much as I don't think there is any red in Spruce. She is due on Christmas so I am hoping for a healthy bouncy present.
After her is my 3 year old Jersey Hooter. She is bred to a Jersey bull named Duce. I know nothing about him. I just know that she had been EEDing on my every time I bred her to CGar. And since he was rather costly, and I was sick of her dumping the calf, we bred her to Duce which we had in the tank for the real small Holsteins that we weren't running with Promise.
And then there is Salt Lake...She is bred to just bred to O-C-E-C Lindy Fred...She was very nearly sold because she kept attacking me...Instead we just dried her off a little early. I have to admit I am kind of glad we kept her, because we are going to REALLY need the milk.
There are a couple of other heifers due next month. Dixie, my very best show cow, has a grand daughter Dixon, a red carrier, due on the fourth to Pete. I should have bred her to R Maple. Then I would have had a chance for a red calf. Oh well. If she comes through well and there are no problems there is next year.
That is all for now. I am going to take my camera to the barn tonight if I can remember it. And snap some Come Monday and Trent pictures. Those babies are so darned cute! And growing pretty well I think.
Til Then...
Happy Holidays!
Things here have been totally average. Aside from Dad blowing up the engine on our big tractor, there really hasn't been a whole lot going on. I did go to the college and give my final report on my internship. Got my grade, all that was available was a "S" for satisfactory, or a "U" for unsatisfactory. Suffice to say I got my "S"...and hopefully since I am not a total graduate at some point the darn college will send me my diploma...yeah it took them almost a year last time!
We are starting to get to where we will be having calves coming again. Next animal up is 203, Cider, due the 19th. She's a heifer of dad's. She's bred to Citation R Maple. We have a couple bred to him, a couple to Straight-Pine Elevation Pete, and a few others bred to the shorthorn we sold back in January, Promise.
The next heifers after her are Hollywood Kiss (one of my girls) and Bonneville (Alans). They're also due to R Maple. Both on the 22nd of December. I'm really hoping Hollywood has a girl. She is one of the sweetest critters in the batch right now. I doubt she will be a quiet milker though. Her mother is always crazy. And her aunt is just plain NUTS! She jumped all over Alan last night, and that is just the latest of her human punching bag incidences.
There are a few cows thrown into the mix, such as my semi-retired show cow Spruce. She is bred to a red Holstein bull named Kingdom. I'm hoping for a heifer, red or not doesn't matter so much as I don't think there is any red in Spruce. She is due on Christmas so I am hoping for a healthy bouncy present.
After her is my 3 year old Jersey Hooter. She is bred to a Jersey bull named Duce. I know nothing about him. I just know that she had been EEDing on my every time I bred her to CGar. And since he was rather costly, and I was sick of her dumping the calf, we bred her to Duce which we had in the tank for the real small Holsteins that we weren't running with Promise.
And then there is Salt Lake...She is bred to just bred to O-C-E-C Lindy Fred...She was very nearly sold because she kept attacking me...Instead we just dried her off a little early. I have to admit I am kind of glad we kept her, because we are going to REALLY need the milk.
There are a couple of other heifers due next month. Dixie, my very best show cow, has a grand daughter Dixon, a red carrier, due on the fourth to Pete. I should have bred her to R Maple. Then I would have had a chance for a red calf. Oh well. If she comes through well and there are no problems there is next year.
That is all for now. I am going to take my camera to the barn tonight if I can remember it. And snap some Come Monday and Trent pictures. Those babies are so darned cute! And growing pretty well I think.
Til Then...
Happy Holidays!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Fair Scenes
Alan and Frieland Kingdom Asaki-Red
Me and Asaki Intermediate Heifer Calf, Holstein
Me and Maqua-Kil Blitz Neon Moon Summer Yearling, Holstein
Class Discussion between family
Me and Maqua-Kil Blitz Mendocino Junior Two Year Old Holstein
More Fair Scenes
Me and Becky's Senior Three Year Old, Holstein, Frieland Ex Spec Lemonade
All three above photos, me with Frieland Z Mandolin Rain, Five Year Old Holstein
Me and Maqua-Kil Mecca Hazel, Junior Two Year Old, Jersey, 1st Place and Best Udder for class this photo from the Senior Champion line up
Still More Pictures
Me and Hazel
One of my favorite people's niece on my graduation calf Frieland E November. Intermediate calf Holstein
Me and Moon
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Update on Neon Moon
Some days I am in the mood to fool with the calves in the winter. They are few and far between. It is cold gray and dull most days, making me just want to curl up and nap. Today however it is bright and sunny, fairly warm given that it is February, and I had the urge.
So I went out and fed corn meal and soy to the top producers that get it top dressed on their feeds. And haltered ole Neon Moon. Who is actually going to be 8 months old the first. Whoo hoo for her.
I led her a couple weeks ago, but dang it she is getting big! And by big I mean her head is already above my shoulder when I get her walking! Fortunately, except for today (she is in heat and wanting a boyfriend) she is a gentle giant. She loves to go out and walk around the barn. Granted there are times when she would obviously rather go at a dead run. It was a bit interesting leading her today I have to admit. Though after a few minutes she settled down and walked nice and slow and easy. Thank God for quiet cows.
I am debating going back out after a fresh cup of coffee and a piece of my Momma's apple crisp to lead Asaki and November for a while. They are both little babies and shouldn't give me too much trouble (yeah right their cows).
So I went out and fed corn meal and soy to the top producers that get it top dressed on their feeds. And haltered ole Neon Moon. Who is actually going to be 8 months old the first. Whoo hoo for her.
I led her a couple weeks ago, but dang it she is getting big! And by big I mean her head is already above my shoulder when I get her walking! Fortunately, except for today (she is in heat and wanting a boyfriend) she is a gentle giant. She loves to go out and walk around the barn. Granted there are times when she would obviously rather go at a dead run. It was a bit interesting leading her today I have to admit. Though after a few minutes she settled down and walked nice and slow and easy. Thank God for quiet cows.
I am debating going back out after a fresh cup of coffee and a piece of my Momma's apple crisp to lead Asaki and November for a while. They are both little babies and shouldn't give me too much trouble (yeah right their cows).
Friday, February 15, 2008
A new One
We have another new one. Old 116 dropped a mammoth bull calf this morning. They both seem to be doing okay though it took her quite a while to have him. She was low on calcium, and he was a bit twisted. His one leg was pulled further back than it should have been and his head was twisted. Dad gave her a bottle of cal-nate and I turned the baby so he was straight. Then she had him no problem. Granted she dropped him standing up so I had to catch him while Dad held him to the side slightly so he wouldn't hit his head on anything. Ahh and now the craziness of calving starts. Fun fun fun.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Some New Calves
We've had a couple new calves in the last few months. Old Boston, one of my former class winners from her younger years, dropped a lovely little Rain heifer calf awhile back. And Crescendo, a little first calf girl, had a crossbred heifer that we are considering keeping. And then finally, last night, Brink, a big old cow, who is also Blink's dame (Blink is the french fry eating heifer from my show string), dropped a MONSTER of a heifer calf. The baby is huge. And I think she is going to be a nice looker too. She's a Four of a Kind Eland daughter. The Elands usually aren't too awful big when they mature, but maybe I can push her enough to keep some size on her. Her front legs have some issues with contracted tendons right now, but I can fix them easily enough. I've definitely seen worse. This new one is going to be Frieland E November, for the Emerson Drive song. Boston's is I guess either still waiting of a name, or nobody has told me it. Not sure. I know Bachlava (definitely spelled wrong) was an option, not sure if that was what was decided on or what.
Anywho, life is crazy right now. Only one week of class left, then finals, then a break, then Christmas and New Years, followed by the PBR event in January at the Times Union Center, then off to do my internship. Busy busy busy!
Anywho, life is crazy right now. Only one week of class left, then finals, then a break, then Christmas and New Years, followed by the PBR event in January at the Times Union Center, then off to do my internship. Busy busy busy!
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
Crazy Couple of Days: And a "Name That Darn Calf"
It's been a crazy week here. Becky and I had Monday and Tuesday off extra from school for fall break. Alan got last Friday and this Monday off. Loads of work was done by all. And Wednesday afternoon, my crazy, mean, snake of a cow Soir dropped her calf...in the very bottom of the ravine in the cow pasture. No one could get her or the calf out. She started attacking the banks the second Dad started down (which his going down was a bad plan anyways what with his broken shoulder and all). So we left her and baby out there figuring she is a smart enough cow, she'd get the two of them up and out. Which she did.
However, that didn't mean the two of them got into the barn. She wouldn't come down, and Dad couldn't get her Thursday morning, what with it is blacker than black out when we start up. And Thursday night was the Montgomery County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. I was taking Brandon to that with us so I had to go back to school during milking to get him, so I didn't go out at all. Total side note, but I was elected to the board of directors for our county. I am so excited.
But anyhow. This morning she didn't come down either. And as Brandon spent the night, I had to get him back over to school. So I left her on pasture. Then tonight who should walk into the barn but good ole Soir (I'm being sarcastic about the 'good')...yet no baby. So as Becky Dad and I were the only ones in the barn, Beck and I headed up to see if we could find it. After about 20 minutes with no luck, we went back down cause we did have to milk. Only to discover that Soir baby cousin and my darling two year old show heifer, Spruce, was also missing. Spruce was due the 20th of this month. Panic mode time, as neither of us had seen her up there and she was WAY ready to calve. So Becky and Alan went back up to find both the cow, her possible calf, and hopefully Soir's little bipper.
Which they did. Both calves are girls. I am so thrilled. Counting the calf I bought this spring that makes six heifers for me in over a year. The one calf (Spruce's) is by a calving ease sire, as with first timers it is best to err on the side of caution. I'm gonna call her 'Syracuse'. We love their basket ball team, and I think it really fits her.
The other one I haven't decided on a name. Which is were all you come in. Anyone who wants to put a "S" name in for consideration can do so. If she's dried up enough in the morning I'll snag some pictures of both of them. That way everybody can see what they look like and pick from there. So put in the names. I need the help. I've got three different 'S' families, and they are all real prolific breeders, so there are a WHOLE LOT of them!!
However, that didn't mean the two of them got into the barn. She wouldn't come down, and Dad couldn't get her Thursday morning, what with it is blacker than black out when we start up. And Thursday night was the Montgomery County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. I was taking Brandon to that with us so I had to go back to school during milking to get him, so I didn't go out at all. Total side note, but I was elected to the board of directors for our county. I am so excited.
But anyhow. This morning she didn't come down either. And as Brandon spent the night, I had to get him back over to school. So I left her on pasture. Then tonight who should walk into the barn but good ole Soir (I'm being sarcastic about the 'good')...yet no baby. So as Becky Dad and I were the only ones in the barn, Beck and I headed up to see if we could find it. After about 20 minutes with no luck, we went back down cause we did have to milk. Only to discover that Soir baby cousin and my darling two year old show heifer, Spruce, was also missing. Spruce was due the 20th of this month. Panic mode time, as neither of us had seen her up there and she was WAY ready to calve. So Becky and Alan went back up to find both the cow, her possible calf, and hopefully Soir's little bipper.
Which they did. Both calves are girls. I am so thrilled. Counting the calf I bought this spring that makes six heifers for me in over a year. The one calf (Spruce's) is by a calving ease sire, as with first timers it is best to err on the side of caution. I'm gonna call her 'Syracuse'. We love their basket ball team, and I think it really fits her.
The other one I haven't decided on a name. Which is were all you come in. Anyone who wants to put a "S" name in for consideration can do so. If she's dried up enough in the morning I'll snag some pictures of both of them. That way everybody can see what they look like and pick from there. So put in the names. I need the help. I've got three different 'S' families, and they are all real prolific breeders, so there are a WHOLE LOT of them!!
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