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    Cattle

    Early Morning Check

    For the past 6 years or so I have been doing the midnight check during calving season. I had chosen this check because it was easier for me to stay up late then to get up early. This year, the schedule is different. Our son has taken the night check, my Farmer does the 2am check, which leaves me with the 5am check. In the past, this shift would NOT have worked for me. Remember I am not a morning person. However, with all the snow we had been plowing in February, which meant getting up at 3am to start, this 5am shift isn’t a problem this year. I seem…