This young cow injured herself going over a fence looking for a boy bovine. The top photo was taken just after I had washed her and the bottom one was right when she gave her milk down. There will be no saving that quarter as she has cut herself clean into the milk vein. I had never had one cut herself this deep before. We will keep it clean and treat it in order to stave off any infections but we will not be able to milk that quarter again. We will still be able to milk the other quarters though.
Sadly
IJK
My wife, Glinda, is taking her first video. I am leading the cows to a fresh pasture while she sits in the truck. We had been working on repairing some fence for quite awhile and now we were ready to move the cows. You can see the girls eagerly following me, actually they were right beside me bumping me all the way. It is quite a thrill to have the cows being so attentive. Doesn't it make you want a herd of Brown Swiss cows?
Cheerily
IJK
I am walking backwards as my cows are following me to a fresh pasture following the evening milking and then you view them as they enter the pasture and start grazing the fresh grass and clover. This was put together and edited by my son, Jacob.
Cheerily
IJK
Notice that they all have their heads down eating. I had just given them access to a new paddock following the evening milking. They did not go far but just stopped and began grazing.
Cheerily
IJK
The calves are more interested in eating their evening meal of grain than they are in me. I like to stand and watch them eat heartily. This ethanol bs has caused the price of grain to soar and it costs more each day to feed them. I used to be able to buy the feed for a little over $140 a ton and now it is up to $280 per ton. That is a huge increase driven by the speculators buying the corn. I wish the dern speculators had to actually take physical possession of the corn when they purchased it.
Cheerily
IJK
The cows are sure a lot happier now that green grass and warmer temperatures have arrived.
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IJK
Glinda opened the gate while I prepared to capture the cows entering a fresh pasture for the 2008 spring grazing season.
Cheerily
IJK
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