
This picture was taken 2/7/2006 before the cold, wet weather hit. So peaceful and nice. I am so tired myself, wish I could lay down and rest. That's not in the cards though.
Getting some of the critters moved around to get ready for the cows to start calving. I like to move the cows to a new feeding area just before they start calving to give the calves a cleaner place to lounge around. I have noted that it reduces my scours problem tremendously. Any way of attacking a problem naturally and without expensive drugs I am all for. Another one of those things the "experts" won't tell you about. They just want you to buy the drugs to treat your cattle. Bah, who needs it.
The cows could start dropping calves anytime now. I sure hope the weather straightens out. I have a simple philosophy for calving out cows, if they can't do it on their own, they don't need to be in my herd. The first calf heifers are the only ones I watch and help. That doesn't mean I won't help a cow but they are in a two thousand acre pasture and I don't have the time nor energy to drive around and keep an eye on them. They have done it once and they can do it again on their own. The only time I will break this rule is if it gets really cold. Then I will drive around and help them warm up their calves.
If the weather gets halfway nice though there shouldn't be any problems. That's what I am praying for.
It is the nature of babies to be in bliss. Deepak Chopra