Daisy said. Just hold your horses, she said. Soon, soon, she said.
Sigh, I said. As I brushed her fluffy wintry mane. It is too cold today anyway, she said. 
Queenie Wineti agreed from the ward next door.
Yesterday the wind blew straight out of the NorthEast. Which in New Zealand would be a hot wind but here in Illinois it is mean cold wind. Not a good wind for calving. Hopefully it will not be back today. 
The chooks stayed fluffed up for warmth. 
And Marcel stayed close to his light. The proximity of Marcel to his nightlight is a bit of an optical illusion. He is actually standing on a straw bale by the wall with his light far away over a well in the loose straw in the center (where he sleeps) . All set up for a calf in case he is born in the cold. Not one draft can get in there. I don’t mind waiting Daisy. A warmer day is fine with me. 
My tiny flock of guinea fowl were looking old yesterday. They are over 5 years old now and this winter has been hard on them too.
The night passed uneventfully which is good. Now we will see what happens today. She has to be almost ready.
I hope you all have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farmy
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
61 responses to “Not Yet,”
Do cows calve only in the dead of night or can we hope for any time today? I think we will all be checking in often. The moon was so full last night I thought to myself we of the fellowship should agree on a certain time that we will all be looking at the moon in the same moment. Well, those of us in the same hemisphere, that is. It was your looking at the moon the other night that made me think of this.
Cows can calve anytime. Last time Daisy calved at a very respectable early afternoon. It was a wonderful moon last night. We may well have been loooking at it at the same time! c
Watching and waiting, watching and waiting… I know how you feel. My sheep Callie is due this week…first time for her and first time lambing for me. So exciting. I have learned so much from your posts…thank you!
Good luck with Callie, I am sure you have your towels and iodine at the ready.. how wonderful.. lambs are piles of fun.. c
I hope you get some warmer weather and a baby Daisy…all this waiting is not good for the blood pressure…I can only be grateful that it is not me treading the floor boards up and down, up and down outside the delivery room…..love to you all
I am keeping myself busy, the house is getting sparkly!! c
I’m so glad Daisy didn’t calve in that awful wind! I am waiting with you, C!
being as I missed my first guess of full moon, my next guess is when the weather changes, somehow storms bring on new critters
Daisy does look like a well loved cow. Your animals are certainly very fortunate Celi, they really are quite beautiful.
Ahhh, so we wait! The wait is the worst. Waiting…as we all are!
Linda
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♬♬♬ Happy Saint Patrick’s Day ♬♬♬
Beannachtaí agus siochan la le Phadraig lath. Bain taitneamh as an lá! –
Blessings and peace of St. Patrick’s Day upon you. Enjoy today!
I do hope it warms up enough for Daisy to do her stuff.
Well, thank you.. Blessings!.. c
Can you see Daisy smiling to herself? Such attention and worry about her calving. When the calf is ready it will come into the world and not before. Yesterday one of our hens went missing. We looked and called for hours. Last night we had a cold wind that threatened to blow the house down and I slept fitfully worrying about what had happened to her. No luck this morning….she has just vanished. Never had one disappear in broad daylight with no sign. I was reading a post of yours from last year where you we happy to finally get some snow. What a difference a year makes! Warm hugs for you and yours.
Oh G, how miserable.. I hate it the most when an animal (or bird) just vanishes.. you never know what to think. Will you be getting chicks this spring? It is funny about the snow, I still like it in an abstract kind of way, but the unceasing cold is what threatens to break me.. however today we have sun and no wind and all is well.. no sign of a calf either, just two deeply calm cows sleeping in the sun.. c
Hopefully, one of the Barred rock hens will decide to hatch out some chicks this spring. They tend to get broody so keeping my fingers crossed. We have two beautiful Roosters, Pixel and Garth, so something should happen, right? I like snow in November and December. By March I am ready for spring and don’t want to see anymore freaking snow and ice. When we lived near Sacramento, CA, March was when everything was in bloom, grass was ankle high and planting time was just a couple of weeks away. Now I feel like we live in Siberia.
The suspense is killing me!
My best friend is four days overdue for her son – I’ve told her that your cow is also in the waiting game. Now I think it should be a contest!
They are running neck and neck at the moment! c
You mean – a slow sedate walk neck and neck! 🍀
Ah yes, you are right. Daisy is plodding so slowly, it is in fact awful to watch! I hope your friend delivers soon, if they go on the same day i will laugh as we have been joking about this for months! c
Wonderful as always. Where in NZ did you live? I’m in Waimauku .. close to Muriwai beach. Very lucky indeed 🙂
I grew up on Westshore beach in Hawkes Bay.. Wonderful that you are at Muriwai.. I hope you are having a lovely late summer.. c
Just checking.
Nothing today.. she is just slow, very slow.. and very very large.. c
Well, at least the calf waited till the worst of the cold passed. I guess this is what they call a “pregnant pause.” 🙂
Between Marcel, Boo’s howling, and now checking Daisy, your sleep pattern must be a mess. I hope you can get some much-needed rest. Have a good night on the farmy tonight.
I will still be checking at 12 and 4 tonight.. but I am blessed with the ability to fall straight back to sleep the moment I hit the bed again.. thank goodness.. c
After your description of the barn the other day I can ‘hear’ it all when I look at your beautiful pictures. Sending good luck your way for Daisy!