#20 is my friendliest cow. She’ll let me pet her sometimes. Anyway, she gave birth to #39, a beautiful brown baldy bull on February 19th. When I came back in the afternoon, I found 2 more new calves! #40 was born to Brownie. He is a light brown bull. #41 was born to an untagged… Continue reading 3 Calves in One Day
#35 and #36 were born on the same day — Valentine’s Day
Ninja #6 (she is very shy and sometimes I forget I have her because she always hangs in the back away from me) gave birth to #35, a black heifer with some white markings. #413 was a calf when I bought her in the summer of 2021. She was born probably in March of that… Continue reading #35 and #36 were born on the same day — Valentine’s Day
#38 is born
Dusty gave birth to a beautiful bull #38 on February 18th, 2024 . He is white with brown markings on his legs, back, neck and head, with white markings on the head as well.
#37 is born
#37 is a brown baldy bull born to a new dam. He was born February 16th, 2024. He is 1/4 longhorn (through Blue), 1/4 angus (unknown sire), and 1/2 beefmaster (neighbor’s bull).
#32 is a black bull calf
He was born on January 7th, sometime in the early morning. Because of the excitement around #31, though, he was mostly forgotten, but he seems to be doing just fine.
#31 was born and fell in the pond
#31 was born February 6th, 2024 while I took #10 to get her placenta cleaned out at the vet. His dam is #14 who was born in May of 2022. He is a beautiful light tan color, just like his dam. Unfortunately I found him in the pond that afternoon. Thankfully he was still alive.… Continue reading #31 was born and fell in the pond
Good grass growth already
In one part of my field, the northeast corner near the pen where I keep my chickens, the grass is already a dense, thick green with some stalks over a foot tall, and it’s only February 14th. I don’t know why exactly this particular area is doing so well, but I can’t help but think… Continue reading Good grass growth already
#30 is born
#30 was born to an untagged heifer on February 2nd, 2024. She is a black calf with some white markings on her head. This is the first calf from my 2021 calves. So far so good!
Early Spring 2024 Rotation Plans
Given the warm weather, and the lack of a forecast for cold weather anytime soon, it looks like we are in spring. The grass agrees. I am seeing good grass growth all around my field. In the stockpile (the northern 1/3 of my field) the grass is growing quite rapidly. Now that we have some… Continue reading Early Spring 2024 Rotation Plans
#1 and the stuck calf
Apparently, cows can be too small to give birth. #1 was born in September of 2021. At 2 1/2 years old, she should be able to have a calf, so I had her breed with the neighbor’s bull back in April of 2023. The bull isn’t a big bull, and quite small in fact, which… Continue reading #1 and the stuck calf