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<blockquote data-quote="Lannie" data-source="post: 1813089" data-attributes="member: 8202"><p>Little update on Joe the calf. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I did band him, because I won't be taking them over to the neighbor's for a couple more months, and Joe is a very um, "frisky" boy, LOL! I talked to the neighbor with the bulls, and he suggested we band him, so he didn't have to deal with a BIG frisky calf later on, and I agreed. So Joe got banded just a little under a month ago, and night before last, they finally fell off. He had them when he went in his stall that night, but yesterday morning they were gone. They must be somewhere in the bedding... I looked briefly, but couldn't find them. I'll have to send Maggie (the dog) in and let her sniff out that lovely treat. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite19" alt=":sick:" title="Sick :sick:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sick:" /> I was amazed to see how clean the remaining skin is. It's leathery-looking, but dry and clean. Yowza. I could do this again if I had to. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>And his momma, Miss Molly, is still the nicest, sweetest cow I could ever want. I love her SO MUCH! The flies are horrible this summer, and I ran out of fly spray (and the new stuff I ordered is in PUERTO RICO now, thank you, Post Office idiots), so I've been doing my best with homemade stuff (essential oils, vinegar, a little soap, etc.) and it works a little, but not for very long. In spite of having flies crawling all over her, though, she stands stock still for me when I'm milking. When she's not in the stanchion, she stomps her feet when the flies are biting, but when I'm milking her, she stand there and ENDURES it. I would never have dreamed a cow could be this considerate. I wouldn't hold it against her if she stomped her front feet, or even swiped at her belly with her hind feet while I was milking. The flies are that bad. But she doesn't. She's such a good girl, and now, she gives ME cow kisses, too, not just her "daddy." I just say, "Molly, kiss-kiss!" and lean forward, and she leans forward and touches her lips to my face. She's probably going to be my last milk cow, and I'm so glad I got the best one last. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with hearts :smiling_face_with_3_hearts:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f970.png" data-shortname=":smiling_face_with_3_hearts:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lannie, post: 1813089, member: 8202"] Little update on Joe the calf. :) I did band him, because I won't be taking them over to the neighbor's for a couple more months, and Joe is a very um, "frisky" boy, LOL! I talked to the neighbor with the bulls, and he suggested we band him, so he didn't have to deal with a BIG frisky calf later on, and I agreed. So Joe got banded just a little under a month ago, and night before last, they finally fell off. He had them when he went in his stall that night, but yesterday morning they were gone. They must be somewhere in the bedding... I looked briefly, but couldn't find them. I'll have to send Maggie (the dog) in and let her sniff out that lovely treat. :sick: I was amazed to see how clean the remaining skin is. It's leathery-looking, but dry and clean. Yowza. I could do this again if I had to. :) And his momma, Miss Molly, is still the nicest, sweetest cow I could ever want. I love her SO MUCH! The flies are horrible this summer, and I ran out of fly spray (and the new stuff I ordered is in PUERTO RICO now, thank you, Post Office idiots), so I've been doing my best with homemade stuff (essential oils, vinegar, a little soap, etc.) and it works a little, but not for very long. In spite of having flies crawling all over her, though, she stands stock still for me when I'm milking. When she's not in the stanchion, she stomps her feet when the flies are biting, but when I'm milking her, she stand there and ENDURES it. I would never have dreamed a cow could be this considerate. I wouldn't hold it against her if she stomped her front feet, or even swiped at her belly with her hind feet while I was milking. The flies are that bad. But she doesn't. She's such a good girl, and now, she gives ME cow kisses, too, not just her "daddy." I just say, "Molly, kiss-kiss!" and lean forward, and she leans forward and touches her lips to my face. She's probably going to be my last milk cow, and I'm so glad I got the best one last. 🥰 [/QUOTE]
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