For a few days now I've been feeling like I've been forgetting something....oh, yeah, I haven't checked the cow cams.....because, there's nothing to check! Our last heifer calved last week. I was sure she would calve last Wednesday because M was seeding, R was rolling, and I was having a girl's day to celebrate Sawyer's first birthday so no one was around. She didn't, but I kept telling R I thought she was close. Before I headed out to help M the next morning I checked the camera and sure enough, she was in the process. R had to admit that I am always right, haha! He ended up pulling the calf but was very happy to be done with the heifers. We still have three cows left, but they are on their own. Maybe R can get back to a normal sleeping schedule. R and I hauled the last four pairs to pasture so it's getting quiet around the barn. That happened none too soon since we discovered a broken water line to the corral and had to shut the water off until we can get that fixed. A top priority since we'll be bringing heifers in to AI in a little over a week.
We are on our last day of seeding, thank goodness! J finished up yesterday and M is running around seeding spots that J left that were too wet or that he couldn't do with the big drill and the odd stuff like some oats. They'll still have their CSP mixtures of turnips and radishes to put in a little later.
Everyone is tired and crabby so some time away from each other to rest and relax may be in order. I'm hoping for a rainy day so we can finish the bathroom project from hell. More on that later--hopefully with pictures of its completion.
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