Job Description

An heifer is a female cow who has not had a calf yet.  Frankly I think Aunty might be developing an udder – slowly – but I cannot see it being ready for a calf in five weeks. In my limited experience a heifer begins to grow an udder about two (or more) months  before her baby. So she might be a heifer for a while longer yet.

She may be looking a little wide  but that could be the good grass too.  She loves the coffee bags hanging out of the trees and floats about through them in the afternoons. I think I might hang more.

And she definitely wants to get in on the action in the milking shed.

Tahiti  might be developing an udder though.  I think she is bred.

Here are some of the jobs a Farmer in Residence can choose from.  Initially every day before breakfast we feed the animals and  weed and plant in the gardens, then after second breakfast the real work begins.

In this heat Water Boy is a pretty important job.

Today we cut the alfalfa field.  It is way past due now. There might be a shower tomorrow but more rain coming in at the end of next week, so I have to risk it.  I would rather hay got showered on at the beginning of its drying time than the end.

Fingers crossed again.

I hope you have a lovely day.

celi