Cattle
Life with cattle
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Springing in to the spring work
With the snow all gone, its time to start the field work. The first thing that has to be done in the spring is fixing the fences. That’s top priority. The fences have to be fixed before the cows realize they can go anywhere they want. (remember, up until the snow melted, they were confined to the area where we fed, away from the fences) Once they realize this, the first thing they do is walk the fences. And they will always find were it’s broke. Guaranteed. This winter was really hard on the fences. When there is a lot of snow on the fences, especially if it crusts over…
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Thankful for Spring on this Silent Sunday
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UPDATE on the Twins!!
UPDATE!!!! On the set of twins I wrote about previously here. The momma and the first born calf are both doing fine and are out in the pasture with the rest of the herd. We were able to take her bracelets off the next day which was great. She really does love her baby now. And actually, before we let them out of the pen, the other twin had figured out how to eat off their momma. She, the calves are heifers, would wait until her sister (the one the momma liked) was eating and then she would sneak in and eat also. It was cute. The momma does not…
