Tag: breeding cows
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Aunty’s Day
My sister, The Aunty (who is visiting from Israel) said she would buy half of a lovely red Angus/ Short horn heifer I have had my eye on, for our Aunty’s Day present to each other. And since it was impractical to bring home half a cow I bought the other half, then with John driving…
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A most exciting plan
I am hatching a plan. You know I have been thinking of buying a bull. Now don’t go getting all upset again. Just listen for a minute. Without a bull I am dependent on OTHER people to breed my cows, using AI, this is not sustainable. These people work, they are far away, it is…
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The Fire is burning
We have lit the fire. But just for a few days. Last night and tonight are down below freezing. But then after the cold has killed off all my favourites (though the tomatoes are finished anyway and I picked the last of the aubergine and capsicums yesterday – I knew tomatoes were part of the…
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Life as Lego plus cow news!
As Jake threw up the last of the bales from our field yesterday and Amanda was stacking them in strong piles, I said: Lego. Just that one word. Lego. (It is hard work we do not have the puff for more than one word at a time). Her head came up and she looked around…
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Never say never
Sometimes I stare at the Title Space and nothing enters my mind. Actually I often stare with nothing in my mind but we all know that by now. ‘Never say never’ sprang to mind last night when I began to load this page. There are always hiccups along the way. Not major ones. just little…
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