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Open the Gate

Ever heard the saying, “like a cow staring at a gate?” Around here, cows stare and stand at gates and fences all the time and for all kinds of reasons. Most often, they just want someone to OPEN THE GATE!

They either want someone to open the gate and come in or open the gate so they can go out. We open gates to go in and feed or put out hay. But the cows especially like to go out of gates! They really like to go out of gates when you don’t want them to! When husband goes in to put out hay or do something really quick, he likes to leave the gate open…. and that’s when the cows choose to go out the gate!

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Where He Leads

We recently added a new cow on the farm. This beautiful jersey is a highly anticipated addition. She was due to calve during the Christmas cold weather and needed to be in the barn. She will easily follow where he leads her.

“Jersey girl” has a history of easily accepting foster calves. That is one of the reasons we wanted her here. We were unsure of a couple of our recipient cows that are carrying embryos. So just to be sure everyone gets the milk needed to grow properly, husband wanted the jersey as a backup in case someone needed a new momma.

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On The Good Days & On The Bad Days Too

Recently, life dealt us a bit of a blow. We have waited with great expectation for our “Jersey Girl” to calve. It didn’t turn out anything like we would have planned. We are struggling with this one. Sometimes we have to remind ourselves of a few things, on the good days and on the bad days too.

***Some photos may contain sensitive/graphic content***

Our Jersey was due to calve around Christmas. We watched and waited and checked on her several times a day. She was even moved to a special place in the barn for the Christmas cold, just in case. Christmas came and went with no calf. Due dates are just dates and calves can come early or late, so we waited.

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