Our Ayrshire heifer, Lollipop, gave birth (called calving) early Sunday morning, Dec 15. She was pasture bred – which means … More
Tag: farm animals
Mosquito Transmitted Diseases
Horses are especially sensitive to mosquito transmitted encephalitis. Routine vaccines should include Eastern, Western, and West Nile strains of encephalomyelitis. … More
Bull Calf Born
Our beef cow named Ninja, a black bald-face (usually an Angus/Hereford cross), calved this morning. I want to share a … More
Extra Teats on Dairy Heifers
This may seem strange, but often times dairy heifers will have “extra” teats. These are technically called “supernumerary” teats. It … More
24 hours old
Today the new heifer calf went out in the big pasture to get some warm sunshine. We went to our … More
The Wait is Over…
It’s a heifer! It’s official. We have a beautiful new heifer calf. She was born just after midnight on June … More
Calf Watch June 2019 day 4
We are still watching and waiting. We took our 19 yr old calf roping gelding to the chiropractor this morning. … More
Calf Watch June 2019 day 3
Autumn is quite unconcerned with my concern over her prolonged gestation. She is going out to pasture in the daylight … More
Calf Watch June 2019
This is Autumn, our 8 year old Jersey cow. She was artificially inseminated in August 2018, and her “official” due … More
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