by Jill | Jun 11, 2014 | Calving in Pictures 2014
*The following post contains images of cows calving* I know it’s been a while since I’ve last blogged. We had a very busy May and beginning of June. May is the time when our crops are planted, so I went from having my husband around to help me with the...
by Jill | Apr 29, 2014 | Calving in Pictures 2014
This year we have been fortunate to have almost all the cows calve on their own without assistance. Sometimes, though, issues do arise and the cows need help calving. This happened the other day when I went out. I noticed this cow was calving on the bed pack, the calf...
by Jill | Apr 27, 2014 | Calving in Pictures 2014
The past 13 days have been busy, but we’ve had a few days of reprieve between calvings. We’ve had 14 calves over this time span. Unfortunately, one cow slipped (miscarried) her calf. It was about a month premature, I figure, and it was not alive when I...
by Jill | Apr 13, 2014 | Calving in Pictures 2014
Well, to say that I’ve been busy is an understatement. From my last calving post until now, we are 1/3 of the way done calving. Our first group that calves only has 7 left! It’s possible that they will be done before the other group even starts....
by Jill | Mar 25, 2014 | Calving in Pictures 2014, Farm
Day 7 Unfortunately, cows don’t calve every day, or on schedule. We went almost a week without having a calf, and then on the first day of spring, during a blizzard, 312 decided it was her turn to calve. I keep a good watch on the cows especially during...
by Jill | Mar 16, 2014 | Calving in Pictures 2014, Farm
Day 1 Calving officially arrived on the afternoon of March 14 here at the farm. Unfortunately, our first cow (R44) had a stillborn calf. She was an older cow–9 years old, and the days leading up to her calving she had shown signs that there was something...
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