We have a new toy. One we’ve wanted for years and years. One we dreamed about having probably about the time someone with smarts was actually developing the first real product! They’ve finally become “affordable” and easy enough to work and install. See, it’s calving season. That means, rain, snow, shine, -40 or +40 degrees,…
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Scrambled
I have been very lazy with entries lately…and even reading my last one, I can tell how tired I was! I remember falling asleep as I typed. Late nights, early mornings, feeding, and getting extra kinds of exercise are taking its toll. I now doze before my 10 pm checks…and really really want to sleep…
Yawn…
My evening shift at 10 pm has often turned into expeditions lasting until midnight or 1 am. This morning it was EXTREMELY difficult to pull myself out of bed! After my short walk, I turn on the unstable light for the calving shed… half of the time, it turns itself back off as I walk…
Calving Season
It has arrived. Our first babies have hit the ground. What follows will be restless nights and multiple trips to the calving shed. We have a pretty good setup here for calving. To the east side of my yard sits the heifer lot, where this year, 58 heifers will have their first babies. If I…
Preparations
The past few days have been filled with preparations. We begin our calving season soon. Our first due date will be on the 23rd, so we are trying to get ready. The days have been extraordinarily nice with the temperature reaching well into the 40’s. While that sounds, and is, a luxurious warmth, it has…