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‘Twas the Week before Christmas on the Farm
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the farm,all the critters were stirrin’, even the cats in the barn.The work gloves were hung by the chimney with carein hopes of them dryin’ by the warm fire’s air.The cattle were nestled, all snug in straw beds,mooing so softly, as their Farmer counted heads.“Christmas is comin’,” they heard their Farmer say,“Best do some shoppin’ or I’ll be sleepin’ in the hay.I’m headin’ to town to buy my Missus a gift,You all best be good and I’ll be back in a jiff.” “Christmas is coming!” the cows said with a moo.As they chewed on their cud they thought, we’ll prepare too!“What’s Christmas?”…
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A Run-in with a Cow
My Farmer had a run-in with one of his cows a few weeks ago. This is not a new thing. He has had many run-ins with his cows and a few times with his bulls. This one was different. He says it was the hardest he has ever been hit. Working with cattle can be very dangerous. My Farmer has always told me to never turn your back on the animal and always be prepared for the unexpected. Which is extremely good advice. Yet sometimes, no matter how prepared or careful you think you are, shit happens. We were working all the cattle, cows calves and bulls, meaning we were…
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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…
