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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Mufffins
My Farmer loves these muffins! He loves them with his morning coffee. He says the little bit of chocolate with his coffee in the morning taste absolutely wonderful. I think he wants to say they taste heavenly, but that’s not a word he would say out loud. Since this is a pumpkin recipe, fall is the common time to think about making these. However, my Farmer likes them so much, I make them year round. They are his favorite “grab something and I’m out the door” food. He says they are way better then a granola bar. In the summer time, the muffin is just enough to hold him over…
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Who gets to stay and who goes to town…..determined by a preg test
I helped my Farmer preg test some old cows the other day. Most ranches do this every year. We do not. My Farmer usually is pretty aware of which cows are open (not pregnant), but this year we had a few that he wasn’t sure about; so comes the need for the preg test. How do we preg test a cow you may ask. No, we do not have them pee on a stick. Preg testing a cow is done by literally sticking your arm inside the cow and feeling for a calf. Such a glamorous job. As I said, I helped my Farmer. I ran the chute. He stuck…
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Stressful Cow Watching
Holy Crapoly! One of those cows that my Farmer told me to keep my eyes on while he’s gone on his vacation was trying to prolapse this morning! That’s way worse then her calving! I got her up and made her walk around until it all went back in. If by chance you are wondering what a prolapse is, to explain it in my words, it’s when her insides are trying to come of her back end. In real terms, she tries pushing out her uterus. If she succeeds to push it out, we have to go through the process of pushing it back in and stitching her up. I…
