A Calf Is Born

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This video covers one of heifers, number 660, and the process of having her calf.  We noticed her standing off from the herd, holding her tail out in a kinked position… an almost sure sign that labor pains have started.  We walk her into our calving shed, spreading new straw in a pen.  We would…

Calving

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I abandoned housework today for the calving shed.  I helped clean and re-bed pens, made ear tags, sorted and kicked out pairs, and took an abundance of photos and movies, including two with births! I’ll start with these… just because!  

Working Together

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Victoria and her boys visited for a bit, and there was no doubt that we would go “help” with calving.  Matthew, aged two, was fairly insistent we go see “baby cows”. Not to disappoint, the calving shed was bursting with babies, their moms, and two in the process! We clean each pen between births, and…

Calving Season

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We came home from California to calving season!  It’s been going full steam ahead, oftentimes our calving shed pens are full and they have to shuffle pairs around to fit everyone in! I’ve only managed to help out a couple of times due to library work and company. There’s nothing like seeing these babies, though!…

Last Half

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Here’s another short video, showing off the end of our trip… An evening at Freight and Salvage with the bluegrass band of Mr. Sun… a country trip to Sonoma with mission history, winery, and vineyards.  A tiny dose of the interesting vegetation… and a cold return to Wyoming! A BIG THANK YOU to my sister-and-brother-in-law…

From Home to California

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I splurged and bought a new iPad Pro right before our trip.  Cindy showed me how it would make cute little movies for you, so I instantly tried it out! Here’s my first one. It covers Vernon giving a tour of the newest bale feeder he and the boys built.  Yes, I will do a…