77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[77Herford]

Ok, today moved main Cattle herd into another pasture. Opened my walk way area to the Boer boys and Llama's. Milked Patches and ButterCup and wished ButterCup's calf was a girl so I could keep it as he's pretty nice. Found ButterCup really likes our sweet feed along with Dorothy. Piglets are growing fast.
Hay is done for the year, unless there's a change in the weather but I doubt the chances for a fourth cut as I never have, lol, but one can wish.
Wife stayed home today and learned to milk Patches her Pygmy it was humorous also I admit to my impatience but try a little longer with her as I really don't want to incurr her wrath. She got it EVENTUALLY but the poor goat was tired of her by then, lol. I couldn't help but laugh, too which I received an elbow to the thigh as she continued milking. The few cups of Goats milk that didn't end up on the floor we gave to the pigs.
Getting intermitant cold rain today so not so productive.

 

[77Herford]

Mmmm...fresh cream with blueberries and rasberries. Why didn't I do this sooner. My wife likes me even more now, lol.
Auction tommorrow and a farmer is culling his herd of Jerseys by forty cows not to mention one hundred Holsteins. Trying to decide if this would be a good chance to get some cheap cows as there aren't many dairies around here.

 

[jodief100]

MMMMMMM You are making me hungry! Good day for a rainy cold one.

As a rule I never buy from auctions unless they are specifically replacement stock auctions. But if all you want is some decent family milkers, the auction could be an opportunity.

 

[77Herford]

MMMMMMM You are making me hungry! Good day for a rainy cold one.

As a rule I never buy from auctions unless they are specifically replacement stock auctions. But if all you want is some decent family milkers, the auction could be an opportunity.

What do you feed your Goats to get them growing faster. Mine seem smaller than the farmer I bought them from.

 

[kstaven]

Mmmm...fresh cream with blueberries and rasberries. Why didn't I do this sooner. My wife likes me even more now, lol.
Auction tommorrow and a farmer is culling his herd of Jerseys by forty cows not to mention one hundred Holsteins. Trying to decide if this would be a good chance to get some cheap cows as there aren't many dairies around here.

I don't know about your area. But any dairy culls I have ever seen anyone get have cost them a fortune in dealing with problems.

 

[77Herford]

Don't think I will be going anywhere tomorrow as I through out my back. Just getting up is a problem. Glad I trained my wife to milk with the milking machine. Amazing how you can bale hay all day and the simplest thing as picking up a moving bundle of joy with the biggest smile will hurt you...life.

 

[kstaven]

Wives can be trained to some degree.

 

[77Herford]

 

[77Herford]

Patches and ButterCup getting milked as I type. I'm going to hobble out and see how the wife is doing, yay for pain killers.

 

[Roll farms]

Wives can be trained to some degree.

As can husbands, it just takes a bit more work. Like all male animals, they are easily distracted.