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<blockquote data-quote="diana55" data-source="post: 1073418" data-attributes="member: 12968"><p>Hi all. Thought I'd better check in instead of just lurking. Surely you must cop a stray monsoon soon Jilleroo. I admire the efforts and tenacity of your family in keeping the cattle fed. To me, the stress of drought on graziers is as bad as the dollar cost. I really feel for you. Glad to hear your heifers weighed well. I can't imagine the current tension with Indonesia bodes well for the live trade.</p><p> </p><p>We did get 20mm rain over two days about a week ago but just keep missing out on a decent fall-it all goes south or east of us. Grrrrrrrrrr. There is a green tinge in pastures and still have some dry rye grass so not feeding any cattle but 2 mobs bulls. (the ewes and lambs are getting pea hay-spoilt girls). Haven't started feeding females for the show team yet but have to start soon as only 3 months to Canberra Royal. My 2 young potential show cows calved in last week so will need to wop the feed into them. They look good but a calf soon drags them down. Pulling CIDRs from recips tomorrow and they will be implanted with frozen embryos on December 1. I'm trying to clean out one of the nitrogen tanks.</p><p>36C here today so work is on hold until 6pm. Wind and dust is a pain in the neck. Had bad wind storm 2 weeks ago, with branches ripped off big trees and a frangipani down in house yard just missing the internet satellite dish.</p><p>Thank you for all the condolences on the loss of my Dad. We gave him a good send off and we shall scatter his ashes on the ridge of the family farm which his ancestors settled in 1876. He always said that way he could have a great view down the valley. Mum seems to be coping well so far and we 3 "kids" try to be there for her as needed. She likes her granny flat and I would have to say my brother is one of the best sons (and brother) one could wish for. </p><p>OME-glad your family had a good trip to BH and back. You would have driven past one portion of Dad's farm on the Obley Road, about 13 or 14 miles south of Dubbo. Its pretty country, unlike here where the heatwaves shimmer and its so flat you can see tomorrow coming ...well, at least in 3 directions, there is a range to the east. Bad luck about the pesti in your cattle. I thought it may have been the problem with your calves, but Ken beat me to the punch. I have just boostered all the females and sale bulls and given 7 in 1 as well. Apparently lepto is fairly widespread in NSW so I don't like taking any chances, with the cows or with us. My husband says I keep Landmark in business with my vaccine and multimin purchases.</p><p>Still haven't sold the cull cows. Sent them to the other property and threw the bull in with them. They seem to fatten better and slick off any rough hair faster when pregnant, and we'll sell them in a couple months, hopefully it will have rained by then. Fingers crossed.</p><p>Going to our first Christmas party this Saturday- can't believe its almost Christmas again. How time flies when you are having fun...or working flat out.</p><p>Burglar's holiday in Mexico sounds good. There are some wonderful resorts there. Oh well, I'll see them on Getaway- a bit of armchair travelling.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diana55, post: 1073418, member: 12968"] Hi all. Thought I'd better check in instead of just lurking. Surely you must cop a stray monsoon soon Jilleroo. I admire the efforts and tenacity of your family in keeping the cattle fed. To me, the stress of drought on graziers is as bad as the dollar cost. I really feel for you. Glad to hear your heifers weighed well. I can't imagine the current tension with Indonesia bodes well for the live trade. We did get 20mm rain over two days about a week ago but just keep missing out on a decent fall-it all goes south or east of us. Grrrrrrrrrr. There is a green tinge in pastures and still have some dry rye grass so not feeding any cattle but 2 mobs bulls. (the ewes and lambs are getting pea hay-spoilt girls). Haven't started feeding females for the show team yet but have to start soon as only 3 months to Canberra Royal. My 2 young potential show cows calved in last week so will need to wop the feed into them. They look good but a calf soon drags them down. Pulling CIDRs from recips tomorrow and they will be implanted with frozen embryos on December 1. I'm trying to clean out one of the nitrogen tanks. 36C here today so work is on hold until 6pm. Wind and dust is a pain in the neck. Had bad wind storm 2 weeks ago, with branches ripped off big trees and a frangipani down in house yard just missing the internet satellite dish. Thank you for all the condolences on the loss of my Dad. We gave him a good send off and we shall scatter his ashes on the ridge of the family farm which his ancestors settled in 1876. He always said that way he could have a great view down the valley. Mum seems to be coping well so far and we 3 "kids" try to be there for her as needed. She likes her granny flat and I would have to say my brother is one of the best sons (and brother) one could wish for. OME-glad your family had a good trip to BH and back. You would have driven past one portion of Dad's farm on the Obley Road, about 13 or 14 miles south of Dubbo. Its pretty country, unlike here where the heatwaves shimmer and its so flat you can see tomorrow coming ...well, at least in 3 directions, there is a range to the east. Bad luck about the pesti in your cattle. I thought it may have been the problem with your calves, but Ken beat me to the punch. I have just boostered all the females and sale bulls and given 7 in 1 as well. Apparently lepto is fairly widespread in NSW so I don't like taking any chances, with the cows or with us. My husband says I keep Landmark in business with my vaccine and multimin purchases. Still haven't sold the cull cows. Sent them to the other property and threw the bull in with them. They seem to fatten better and slick off any rough hair faster when pregnant, and we'll sell them in a couple months, hopefully it will have rained by then. Fingers crossed. Going to our first Christmas party this Saturday- can't believe its almost Christmas again. How time flies when you are having fun...or working flat out. Burglar's holiday in Mexico sounds good. There are some wonderful resorts there. Oh well, I'll see them on Getaway- a bit of armchair travelling. [/QUOTE]
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