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 22, 2014 | Farm
Happy Earth Day, Canada! I sometimes don’t like the designation of Earth Day, because in my mind, Earth Day should be everyday. We should always be conscious about our impact on the environment. Here at the farm, not only are we conscious about our impact, but...
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...
