RollingAcres
Herd Master
As always, lots going on over there at your farm!
Congrats on your calves and I really love the name choices!
Congrats on your calves and I really love the name choices!
Wehner Homestead 2019 Calving
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Wehner Homestead
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Got some updated pics this morning...
Genesis (Josie is babysitting and Knight is the buck in the background.)
Selah
Beth
Genesis (Josie is babysitting and Knight is the buck in the background.)
Selah
Beth
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Wehner Homestead
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Here’s some photos of expectant moms too...
These two are up next after Maddie and Ember. Just checked them again and Maddie is stringing discharge. I say sometime today. Ember was laying down chewing her cud. I say tomorrow for her.
Sydney (due after 3/3)
Dolly (supposedly due after 4/1 but slight chance she was bred earlier by Otis)
I have a pic of Maxine also to show that she’s doing well, despite her calf passing.
Georgia has started a milky white discharge now. She’d been on antibiotics and gotten better. I was worried about her before but thought we were over that hurdle at least. Obviously not. Need to look at withdrawal for the antibiotic she had and ship her!
These two are up next after Maddie and Ember. Just checked them again and Maddie is stringing discharge. I say sometime today. Ember was laying down chewing her cud. I say tomorrow for her.
Sydney (due after 3/3)
Dolly (supposedly due after 4/1 but slight chance she was bred earlier by Otis)
I have a pic of Maxine also to show that she’s doing well, despite her calf passing.
Georgia has started a milky white discharge now. She’d been on antibiotics and gotten better. I was worried about her before but thought we were over that hurdle at least. Obviously not. Need to look at withdrawal for the antibiotic she had and ship her!
Mike CHS
Herd Master
Good looking girls but I see I have no comparison when I mention mud at our place. 
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Wehner Homestead
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@Mike CHS DH and I sorted some into the barn Sunday. The mud was over my Muck Boots and coming in the top and up to my knees! I can’t imah if our land wasn’t rolling!
ReluctantFarmer
Overrun with beasties
I like reading your posts, it looks like you take great care of your animals. I’m sorry to hear about the lost calves :-(
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Wehner Homestead
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@ReluctantFarmer Thank you! I really enjoy sharing here!
Maddie has given us an amazing bull calf! I’ll post more details and pics shortly. Still waiting on Ember...
Maddie has given us an amazing bull calf! I’ll post more details and pics shortly. Still waiting on Ember...
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Wehner Homestead
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Maddie calved Sunday morning. It was a good thing DH was there to pull the sac off the calf’s face. We got a healthy bull calf that likes to eat! He’s an awesome grey color and has so much hair! DS named him Jonah in keeping with our Biblical theme. I’m adding lots of pics of the little guy. I’ll put them in chronological order. (I’m a little enamored with him!)
These are from today. Maddie hasn’t fully passed her afterbirth so while we are treating and monitoring for infection, she and Jonah get to hang out in the barn, out of the wind.
(My attempt at showing his hair length.)
These are from today. Maddie hasn’t fully passed her afterbirth so while we are treating and monitoring for infection, she and Jonah get to hang out in the barn, out of the wind.
(My attempt at showing his hair length.)
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Wehner Homestead
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Beth got up as I was checking on Ember yesterday.
I also encountered an episode of synchronized feeding. Bailey is to the left feeding Beth with Maizy being the red cow hidden behind them. Scarlett is feeding Selah to the right/center. I don’t recall who was laying in the lower right corner. The heifers can be seen eating at the bake in the middle background in the creek pasture. Gatlin was feeding Genesis as she ate from a bale to the right, out in the pasture.
Still waiting on Ember. She was due Friday. I double checked my dates. She was AI bred. She’s very swollen and udder is full (doesn’t always happen with heifers.) Ember also looks quite uncomfortable and is just laying around, though eating/drinking/chewing her cud. Concern is that calf is just getting bigger and she isn’t huge. DH and I both spoke with the vet today. Decided to induce her. Shots given at 6pm. Told to expect calf in 24-40 hrs. (Our first induction.) If calf comes sooner than 24 hrs than it was on her own and the meds played no role. I’m including a pic from today. Her hips seemed more pronounced today.
I also encountered an episode of synchronized feeding. Bailey is to the left feeding Beth with Maizy being the red cow hidden behind them. Scarlett is feeding Selah to the right/center. I don’t recall who was laying in the lower right corner. The heifers can be seen eating at the bake in the middle background in the creek pasture. Gatlin was feeding Genesis as she ate from a bale to the right, out in the pasture.
Still waiting on Ember. She was due Friday. I double checked my dates. She was AI bred. She’s very swollen and udder is full (doesn’t always happen with heifers.) Ember also looks quite uncomfortable and is just laying around, though eating/drinking/chewing her cud. Concern is that calf is just getting bigger and she isn’t huge. DH and I both spoke with the vet today. Decided to induce her. Shots given at 6pm. Told to expect calf in 24-40 hrs. (Our first induction.) If calf comes sooner than 24 hrs than it was on her own and the meds played no role. I’m including a pic from today. Her hips seemed more pronounced today.
Mike CHS
Herd Master
Those kind of pictures always bring a smile.
