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Remembering the Night I Saved a Cow and her Calf
There is a point, as it is melting in the fields, that the snow becomes soft enough that the cows can walk through but we can not drive our ATVs through it. Cows have a tendency to walk as far away as possible to calve. When you put the two together, it can turn into trouble. When this happened last week, we drove the tractor out and rescued the cow and her calf. As we were doing this, I was reminded of a story from 2 years ago. I shared the story then on my old blog site. I figured I might as well share it again on this blog…
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How to tell when a Cow is Calving…
How do you tell when a cow is calving OR maybe I should say in labor?This was always kind a of game or contest, between my Father-in-Law and my Farmer. Guessing which cow was going to calve next. Maybe I should clarify, it’s not really a game because it is important. When we know that a cow is in labor, we pay close attention to make sure she calves within a certain amount of time. If she goes to long, that means there could be a problem and she may need help. My father-in-law was really good at it, or so I thought. He could always guess the cow that…
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Speeding up the Melting Process…my Farmer’s Way
If you are a follower of Livin’ the Life, the Farm Life that is on Instagram or Facebook , (if you are not, you need to be!! Click on the buttons and follow me!) you have seen me post a few pictures of us moving to a new feeding area with the cows. We have learned that when it becomes time to start calving, it is very important for us to move the cows to an area different from where they had been fed all winter. Some years this is not a big deal. We just drive to a different spot in the field. However, on big snow years, moving…
