Tag: calves
-
Fresh Air.
Tia is the sweetest calf. Both of these calves were hand raised with the kindest of people yet it is only Tia who, when she sees me, will quietly move in closer for a scratch. Tia and I have a real connection. I am entranced. I have a good feeling about this wee heifer and…
-
In-Heriting those ears
Txiki has inherited her ears from her red head mother. Txiki’s mother is Alex, the little red cow who looks like a shaggy mountain pony – Alex is spending time with Carlos the Tiny. Both are Dexters. Txiki (Alex’s daughter) is a cross between a Dexter and a low line Angus, she looks like a shiny…
-
A Nasty Day Ahead
Wind and Cold. It was windy all night and as I write on my disappearing keyboard (the letters are almost all gone again) the wind is howling outside and it is 20F/-6C. This does not include windchill. The windchill equation brings us down to 4F/-15C but I have no interest in that number! I have to…
-
Working Dogs
Poppy’s little piglets are just like their Mother. Escape artists. Every time I turn around lately they are out in the wrong field or on the drive or somewhere they are not meant to be. In fact I have never had a group quite as busy. Boo is put on his string when we herd…
-
Buying Calves
The other day I was offered two Holstein/Angus cross calves and after some deliberation and research I have decided to buy them.(Though I will also need to buy more hay for their winter feed). So today I will drag the stock trailer out to their farm and collect them. One is a heifer and one…
The Kitchen's Garden 