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| Cuddles loved chin scratches & loving, but on her terms |
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| Sitting Moo |
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| September 6 - Found our George curled up on an insulation bag in the utility room outside my office this morning. |
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| September 8 - Tell Tail is used on some farms to show heats; today I'm using it to mark cows for the vet - saves time looking for them later. No, none of our ladies are sick; we're having our veterinarian check a few for pregnancies. |
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| 301 is enjoying her time in the loafing pen - we made the old parlor into an area with food, water, & a comfy bed for new mommas to recoup. From the pen they are able to access the 3rd robot, milk, & go back into the pen without any trouble at all. (The chain in the man-pass is to discourage any bovines from thinking they can fit through like a human...) |
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| Did you know that calves are born with teeth? And strong jaw muscles... |
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| September 9 -Happy Birthday to the man who made me a big sister 26 years ago. We've been through a lot together, & I am thankful to have you in my life. Man of God, farmer, politician...God has big plans for you, little brother; you're going to do great things! |
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| I'm beyond excited!!! I suggested Dairy Carrie as a speaker for the Vermont Dairy Producers Conference last year, & they invited her!!! Thank-you for accepting the invitation, I cannot wait to hear you in person & meet you! |
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| We knew that Indy's mother was close to giving birth, so she spent the night in the maternity ward. This morning, she had calved, but Indy was no where to be found... Until we walked into the robot room... The story as well as we can piece together/imagine: Indy was born sometime during the night & momma pushed her out of the maternity pen. Indy wandered down the back ally of the freestall (milking) barn & got close to Olaf The Robot where a cow butted her through the hole down into the robot room... Indy was happy to be found & quickly gulped down a big bottle of milk while she enjoyed lots of pettings and scratches from her new momma - me |
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| September 12 - Raking 3rd-cut hay while enjoying the sunshine, cool breeze, smell of autumn, & the view. (That's our farm over yonder over the corn) |
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| September 13 - I'm mowing one field while my brother mows another. We don't normally have two haybines, but when our old one broke last year in the middle of haying we had to have one, so a used one was purchased. Now that our old one is finally running again, we're able to mow hay in record time! |
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| September 14 - Married to my best friend for 2 years now...looking forward to many, many more to come!!! And yes, we got married right here on the farm! |
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| September 16 - Little heifer (left) & bull (right) snuggling after their mommas brought them into the world. |
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| Just as no two snowflakes are alike, neither are cow prints. |
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| Ahhh there's nothing quite like a fresh pair of sheets...or bedding as the case may be. These new mommas are enjoying their recovery time. |
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| George is my neck-warming fuzzy purring office-manager |
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| September 21 - Started chopping corn! |
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| September 23 - A chilly, dreary day to most; but to us it means moisture & a day to get some things accomplished on our never-ending to-do list. |
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| September 26 - It's a lovely day for a pedicure! Twice a year our ladies get pedicures. This helps keep their hooves healthy & looking moo-velous. The hoof-trimmer's rig is set-up with cow & human safety in mind - the girls don't mind one bit. |
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| 154 is checking to see if she's on my list. This was taken just as she tried to eat my list... |
