Surviving Minnesota!

[Bogtown Chick]

Ralphie: Please take care. Get good rest or get to the Dr. before the weekend.

 

[duluthralphie]

Beings we have wandered into the bovines, BTW Nice calf Rhett!

What do you guys think of Dexters? Or other miniatures? I am thinking of getting a couple of them for my small acreage. I do not need huge cattle, MY wife and I had a large animal processed and we have enough meat for a couple years. ( we vacuum pack everything to extend freezer life). I think a smaller cow would be great plenty for the two of us.

 

[KlopKlop]

Beings we have wandered into the bovines, BTW Nice calf Rhett!

What do you guys think of Dexters? Or other miniatures? I am thinking of getting a couple of them for my small acreage. I do not need huge cattle, MY wife and I had a large animal processed and we have enough meat for a couple years. ( we vacuum pack everything to extend freezer life). I think a smaller cow would be great plenty for the two of us.

Funny you bring up Dexters, I JUST mentioned them in a different thread haha

Great minds think a like!

 

[Lelanae]

I have a Creamette fart egg on the counter from a couple weeks back. They are just too cool to throw away. I am thinking I will throw it somewhat before the 4th of July.


DW is not impressed with my treasuring the egg. Maybe they could join the BYC Spouses website and whine about us.

Pictures? My girls are only 18 weeks and I would love to see a creamette egg AND a poof egg. (I have a nine year old and poof is our euphamism.)

 

[Cebarmlds]

I also didn't sleep well last night. I woke up about 1am and noticed a light across the lake where a house used to be, it burned down 5 years ago. I then realized it was the anniversary of that house burning down. The only fatality was a cat.

 

[Rhetts]

Sorry to be MIA for updates on cows. Wednesdays and Thursday mornings are my busiest days of the week.

I do have some good news. The stanchion was built and they milked her and have been giving baby the colostrum. (yes I said we are milking a Hereford LOL) Last night before milking they let the calf out of his little stall and he went right to her teats. He kept going and going at her. She did try to kick at him some, not in a mean way but just a hey get away from that way. She sat down and he was loving all over her. It was the most precious thing I have seen. I teared up. If you have seen Dumbo the cartoon, picture the part with mom when she is in jail holding the calf with "baby mine" playing. Yeah, a tear jerker!! She was licking and smelling him and lightly bumping him with her head. He was adorable. It was great.

Anyway, the BIL made her get back up and kept making her allow the calf at her teats. There is one teat she does not like touched and she reacts every time with a good kick. But over all it went well. He drank one teat dry!!! So we finished milking her out. That teat she doesn't like touched gave 2 quarts!!

So plan is today to let him out with her again and hopefully they can have a good stint of time together. Our goal is to get her to take him 100%. We are trying our best and hopefully we can persevere!!



I am working on catching up on my reading on here. Just wanted to jump in and update folks. I plan to try and get some pictures soon.

 

[duluthralphie]

Pictures? My girls are only 18 weeks and I would love to see a creamette egg AND a poof egg. (I have a nine year old and poof is our euphamism.)

Here you go:
BTW we use the word "fluff" with our kids and grandkids. However, the kids seem to use the word fart. I am guessing not all parents use euphemisms.

 

[duluthralphie]

Ralphie: Please take care. Get good rest or get to the Dr. before the weekend.

Now you are sounding like a wife or kid!

 

[duluthralphie]

I also didn't sleep well last night. I woke up about 1am and noticed a light across the lake where a house used to be, it burned down 5 years ago. I then realized it was the anniversary of that house burning down. The only fatality was a cat.

Were there any chickadees around?

 

[Cebarmlds]

Were there any chickadees around?

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