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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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11.03 am I am sitting in the barn – on my milking stool. It is cold, blowing cold and getting colder. Del’s waters have broken. I think the calf will be born too early and probably dead from the high temps. Or the high temps because he died. Irrelevant now. Her waters have broken. Del…
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A LITTLE BETTER?
I think. As you know the vet came yesterday and Del was diagnosed with a pretty bad attack of pneumonia.
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