Tag: cows
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Off we Go
After chores I have to drive up to the airport and I have exactly one hour less than I need to complete everything even though I got perfectly up to date yesterday evening and am awake early. So I am running. Things are in order though, I am prepared and I am raring to go as…
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Normal storms
Last nights storm was so loud!. The dogs tried once again to climb under the furniture. The wind was high and the lightening endless. But I am over worrying about them. It is always a surprise when the storms roll in after a hot day of work out under the sun. But very quickly they…
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Bellying Down
Yes. That would be Tahiti. Her belly is really starting to drop now. This is called bellying down in Hog Breeders Speak. Can you see the line of her udder forming? In my experience she probably has a week or so to go but things are progressing nicely. She lay down for me yesterday and I…
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Not Thursday Yet
The Weather Mob are forecasting high temperatures for Thursday. (see below) In themselves the high temperatures are not a problem and not unusual: it is summer after all. But high temperatures after 5 inches of rain IS a problem because that brings excessive humidity. Though once again – not unusual. But I have two very pregnant pigs…
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Aunty Del is Pumping
Aunty Del is such a good house cow that I have decided to keep her as long as I am able. She seems to have hit her stride and now she is pumping along. She swans into the milking shed without hesitation, milks eating her greens or hay though she still refuses to leave when she is…
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