Tag: pregnant cows
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GUESS WHAT?
The little cats have discovered that milking time means free hot milk. So now there is a full crew of cats perched on beams and doors and gates all over the barn, waiting patiently for the pump to turn off when they silently converge on the milking room. Guess what Aunty is up to? I…
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The Vet Bet
If I were a betting man, the vet said, putting his head to one side then to the other studying Lady Astors belly and crinkly udder – I would say she was not pregnant. She is wide enough, he said, but that udder should be moving by now. He had an emergency to get to though…
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The quiet feathers
After I dropped Hugo and his family at the railway station to begin their journey to Chicago, I drove all the way home to the farm again in an empty car. When I got home I stood in the drive and the silence was almost crushing. I went inside to see if the silence was the same in…
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Lady A
Oops, I am late. Just got back in. I went to bed early last night, and got up late. I must have needed the extra sleep. Mucking out the stalls is hard work. And my muscles are still wintery and stiff. It is all go outside – warm and gorgeous. So this morning the cows…
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The Runt
While Daisy’s calf hides, growing fatter by the minute, (not too fat we hope).. though at the moment I have quite given up hope on a calf at all, is it a fantasy calf? but there sure is milk! (larger breeds will calve up to 10 days later than the average table so being an…
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