Busy Night........and Day!

M went to check the cows last night just before dark.  He put a heifer in the barn and was going to leave her for awhile to see how she did while we had a quick supper.  When we went to check on her she hadn't progressed at all so into the maternity pen she went so we could pull the calf.  It was a hard pull and a very big calf--he estimated between 90 and 95 pounds.  Too big for a heifer!  I had to text R updates since all these heifers are his. 

While we were in the midst of that his phone kept ringing.  He was too busy to answer but had a voicemail that there was a fire near Richland.  We walked out of the barn and could see the glow in the sky.  After a few calls we finally found out that it was about 20 miles south.  We went into Richland to see if the fire trucks were out and they were.  We drove down to the fire, but it was well under control by then with trucks from several of the nearby towns.

We headed back home and went to check on the heifer and the calf.  The calf was cleaned off and up and the heifer seemed no worse for wear.  Thank goodness!

We hit the ground running this morning as there were a couple of new calves to get in and tag, feeding to be done and then we switched to farming mode.  The guys hauled some seed wheat to our land west of Opheim.  I had to go along with the service pickup.  When we got that done I hurried home to check the cows.  Another heifer had calved on her own but was a little agitated in the midst of the rest of the heifers.  I left her alone and went to the pasture to check the rest of the herd.  There were two new ones there.  One headed to the barn as soon as I rode near her with the 4-wheeler so she was easy to get into the pen.  M arrived soon after and moved the the heifer and her calf into the barn where they could bond without being bothered.

I got home about 4:30 and had a couple of hours to do laundry before I had to run to Richland and pick up M and head out to check the cows again.  We got the other new calf and its mother into the pen so we can tag it in the morning and kick it out with the other pairs.

So begins the spring craziness......

R's first baby......a boy!

And his BIG girl!