Well, it was yet another busy morning at our farm today. We have been working dilligently on a couple large projects for the farm the past few weeks....namely, trying to improve the overall comfort and health of our cows. With that comes a LOT of prep work: paperwork mainly. I am eagarly awaiting the "ok" from Jon to blog about the details, but for now all I can say is that we are working hard on applications, permits, financial statements, and other related paper work!!! And hoping for a little luck ;)
The other daily tasks continue, but as we approach fall and winter, we have an "extra" to take care of: drying off cows. As our cows approach the end of their pregnancies, we give them the last 2 months off, to relax, eat and enjoy life. This gives them the opportunity to grow a calf instead of making milk. It's also a good opportunity for the cows to enjoy some outdoor yards for daily exercise and allow their udders time to grow new "milk-making" cells. Today we "dried" off 7 cows. Last week there were another 7 cows....and next week there will be another 7. As you can see, we have a LOT of calves coming in 2 months....OCTOBER!! My math work tells me that we will be calving over 20 animals each month October-March!!! That's a lot of calves, and I can't wait!
So even though it is only August, at the farm, we are getting prepared for the fall already!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
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Oh I can imagine the hustle preparing like that. It's quite a handful with just a few goats... wow...a barn of expectant cows.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how these milk animals all work. Currently our goats' body scores are rather low. Talking about drying off your cows reminded me of it. Thank you for sharing.
Carra