DS called to go work some calves at the barn, seems he brought home the 20 from one pasture... and it also seems that when he took them there, it was one of the days that she helped him... so of course I never got a copy of the list and it was totally different from what I had thought... and he had moved them there with calves that had been tagged and worked at the barn... AND .... the ones that were still there she had wrong... missed 5 of them on the list...
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And he wonders why I get so disgusted. AND he says there were 20 calves there... but were only 19 the last 2 times he fed there... and the one cow he was pretty sure did not have a calf (thinks it died or the coyotes got it) he said he wanted to get the vet to check on Monday.... and then was in such a rush (as usual with no patience) and she got put out and moved with the rest of the cows... and they were not going to come back in... so there you go again... taking 5 extra minutes to make sure of things, and he// no, hurry up and do this or that. So she will just get bred back, the bull is already in there... and no calf to sell this year. His cow, not my problem.
So now I know where a bunch of them that he had said were up back ..("he thought") .... where they really were... and the others that I thought he had moved back there, were accounted for as we moved cows to places 2 weeks ago and I was getting really confused.... couldn't figure out how they could get moved if they were back at this other pasture... but they weren't actually back at this pasture. And seems he doesn't bother to look at my text's because he said he didn't see where I had texted him about the one at the nurse cow pasture that had calved that wasn't supposed to be bred yet... and how could that have happened.... she was with a bull somewhere... like when these bulls aren't getting pulled when they should be...
Still have several that are not accounted for that he probably moved up back on one of those days she was helping earlier this fall, before it all "fell apart again"...
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It was colder than all get out at the barn to tag and band the 5 that needed doing... and it was decided that they needed to just get all left together for now with the bull they have been with.... he says the bulls will get pulled the first of March.... to stop all these winter calves.... yeah we will see about that happening too...
Came home to get bottles and there are 2 calves out through the DA@#ED high tensile fence, along the road. I got them back in. Texted DS to bring a roll of hay and then lock them out of the "catch lot" where they keep going through the high tensile wire... a few minutes later he calls and is P.O.ed and asks "are there cows out at your house AGAIN? I just got a phone call again"... and I said I just texted you and told you there were 2 calves out and that I put them in and that you have to lock them out of the catch lot in front when you bring them hay....
So I came in, got the bottles and went up to the baby calves... the little one just born, is jumping around like little calves do... cute as a button.... she is being a very good momma, so I will just have to watch to make sure he doesn't look hungry... she has a small but definite udder... at least she won't get exposed to a bull until at least June... so will go nearly 18 months between calves. That will be good and I hope she doesn't get too stunted by calving this young. Not going to try to get the other one in there that has the small calf, let her switch to the spring calving group and not get bred back until June also...
When I got done, I came down and he was going to come with hay in 10-15 minutes... so I went in that pasture and got the cows to follow the car out of the "catch lot" and into the other part of the pasture, and then he came along with the truck and then he could get in and then out without them being stupid... and closed the gates to the catch lot so the calves won't be going through the high tensile wire there...calves are just like the goats... got to be where they aren't supposed to be... just because....
I finally came in, washed out the bottles and made some supper...
Temps have dropped to 27 already, wind has let up a little but still blowing. Going to be 20 probably tonight. It is January... too bad we are going to be doing all this stuff with moving the cows and preg checking in the cold instead of sooner like they should have been done, in Nov/Dec.... Still have 35 at one place to come home, and then there are probably 20 at the other place that are calving now, and he never got the older calves off... because he couldn't find the time to go get them.... they were supposed to go there until Sept and then pull the calves as the cows were supposed to get preg checked to calve... I am just tired with this BS of not doing things when they should get done...
And jim says he is talking to her again... said he is not obsessed with her, but possessed by her... I am just tired of the whole mess. Do what he wants.. I am going to try to move more of mine to the nurse cow pasture as they wind up at the barn for vet checks and such... and then maybe I can control things with them better... Actually plan to sell a few this year too...got a couple that are older that need to go... and I do not intend to replace them... Tired of not knowing who is where and and what and then his impatience with doing things at the barn... seems I am too slow to suit.... plus I give my opinion and it doesn't fit what he wants, so then I don't give my opinion and he gets p.o.ed and says that he has to make all the decisions. He's going to anyway.... so why say anything. And then being in such a big rush to do things and let out a cow that HE said he wanted to keep in...because he couldn't wait long enough to say , these can all go out right??? And I would have said, did you cut out 1297 that you want the vet to check???? And she would have stayed at the barn to get run through.
He wants me to get in the ones I can at the nurse cow pasture that need to get preg checked... I will see what I can do in the morning... There are about 10 or so I think... hope to get most of them in... luckily I went and got more grain this afternoon before the coop closed... and they are going to need hay up there tomorrow so they ought to be wanting to come in the pen for grain... A couple will not come back as they are bigger cows... they will go with the dry cows that are going to calve in the spring... there are some calves that need to be weaned but I do not want to move them now when it is so cold... my longhorn has weaned off her steer calf so not worried about her calf... he can get moved out later...she should calve again in the spring... she doesn't get checked since she would not go down the alley to the chute very well with her horns... he can't get in the creep gate anymore, so not a problem trying to get in with the baby calves anymore in the barn. There's another big steer that I can not get to come near the pen for the grain, through the creep gate.... hoping he will come with the cow... he is very independent... got him in to get worked and he has not been back in the pen since for grain... hoping he might follow the cow in and then he will get moved down with the weaned calves on feed at doug's... his mother is one that needs checking and to be moved somewhere else... she is not a smaller cow. Trying to keep the first calf heifers at the nurse cow pasture... so I can watch them better. Plus any that may have special circumstances...and some that I want to try to do some A.I breeding on this next year... good excuse to move some of mine there... I can use the smaller head catch there to do that....
I am quitting for the night. Didn't get any housework done since I went up to help work those calves... did get the plants all watered in the greenhouse on the deck earlier...
Tomorrow is another day...
. She needs preg checking anyway. Got the vet to look at the foot when he is there. All the others were way down in the field and they wouldn't have heard me anyway. Going back up in a bit to see if they have gravitated up to the barn like they do in the afternoons. Try to get some in. 
. I know it's winter but not fun. Feed chores take on a whole new effort. 
. Here cold but less than you. No white. 
