Today was a repeat of yesterday… except this time, we vaccinated heifers. Remember, heifers are our young two year old cows that haven’t had a calf yet. These will be the ones we will watch over very closely… doing 4 hour checks throughout the day and night. Of course, there aren’t as many as yesterday,…
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Good Day
A little cow work today… Daniel, on the left, is giving a mineral supplement… so the girls are getting the right balance of nutrients… Brandon is worming them, because cows eat grass where things have pooped and ingest worms which grow and then are pooped out for other things to graze and get worms… Yeah,…
Can’t Ask for More
So yesterday was spent getting the cows ready for calving season… some vaccine to pass along good antibodies to their calves, a shot of minerals, and a little wormer. Plus some sorting of the younger cows off from the older. The 0’s and 1’s, aka the two and three year olds, we keep separate. They…
Calf Waiting
Really? After two days of vaccinating calves and wandering around… I took THREE photos and one video? Good night! I must be losing it. Too late to get the video going, though I agree, a Minute Movie is well past due… so… One little calf waiting for her shots… is all I have to share….
Character Guarantee
Today’s job was vaccinating the weaned calves. Today’s job consisted of 3 shots, and some pour on pesticide. My “shot” actually was 1 cc given up each nostril with a dull plastic attachment on the syringe. Today’s job is one you *can’t* apply for if: You value manicures. Your fancy clothing can’t get stained with…