It’s time for Emily’s bi-annual hoof trimming. Here you see her in the rig operated by professional hoof trimmer Rod Hawkins. We installed a special electrical outlet next to the main paddock to operate this contraption: two slings lift Emily off the floor. There are four smaller slings to immobilize her feet so Mr. Hawkins […]
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We have flying cows. How else to explain when a cow goes to bed on one side of the fence, but greets the morning on the other? We first noticed this phenomenon last year. That’s when I placed our Jersey heifer in an area next to the main paddock to graze, enclosed by some temporary […]
Our Jersey heifer Emily took a big first step toward motherhood yesterday. When we noticed she was cycling, we called Joe Hamilton, who arrived around dinnertime to inject the sperm of an Angus bull. You might remember Joe. He’s the guy who sheared our sheep earlier in the spring. That’s his sideline. By day, he […]
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