Fun Time At Work

[TxCoUnTrYbOy]

Last night I stayed at work (Detering Red Brahmans) overnight to help them with AI'ing the cows.

First, yesterday morning was dehorning the bull calves. They had a guy come out to do it, and it took most of the day. Of course, I got some blood sprayed on me, and without thinking I went into the store down the road. Turns out, if you have blood all over your clothes, it attracts police. They asked me questions for a few minutes and told me I could go.

That evening we started AI work. All was going well, until they had a problem with one cow, he couldnt get it, something with the cervix. The vet was called out and while we were waiting we checked a cow that was about to have a calf. We could see 2 hooves sticking out. After the vet AI'ed the one cow we had him check the other, so we got her in the chute and the vet said it was backwards. He was having trouble trying to pull it, so he used this tool called a Calf Jack (which Ive never heard of, but thought it was really cool). He pulled it and we cleaned it up and put it in a pen with its momma for the night.

This morning, we AI'ed the cows again and the calf still wouldnt stand up and nurse. We had to fight off an angry momma cow and grab the calf and run. We weighed it, which was 65 pounds, and milked the cow and bottle fed the calf.

Its been and interesting couple days....but fun. I am learning so much every day that I spend there.

 

[chrisy]

good to hear someone that enjoys their work, hope, may it long continue. :cboy:

 

[Lammie]

Last night I stayed at work (Detering Red Brahmans) overnight to help them with AI'ing the cows.

First, yesterday morning was dehorning the bull calves. They had a guy come out to do it, and it took most of the day. Of course, I got some blood sprayed on me, and without thinking I went into the store down the road. Turns out, if you have blood all over your clothes, it attracts police. They asked me questions for a few minutes and told me I could go.

So did they ask you outright if you had killed someone, or did they just want to know if you cut yourself shaving? :lol:

 

[Bullbuyer]

The real question - why aren't they out there getting some drugs off the street instead of standing around harrassing a hard working individual ?

 

[milkmaid]

First, yesterday morning was dehorning the bull calves. They had a guy come out to do it, and it took most of the day. Of course, I got some blood sprayed on me, and without thinking I went into the store down the road. Turns out, if you have blood all over your clothes, it attracts police. They asked me questions for a few minutes and told me I could go.

:lol2: :lol2:

Its been and interesting couple days....but fun. I am learning so much every day that I spend there.

You will learn a lot -- and fast. And you'll find you'll learn things much quicker than if you had to "wait" to experience them with your own cows.

 

[TxCoUnTrYbOy]

So did they ask you outright if you had killed someone, or did they just want to know if you cut yourself shaving? :lol:

No, they came up and asked what was all over my shirt. I told them it was blood. They asked me what it was from, and I told them I was working down the road at a ranch and we were dehorning cattle all morning and it got a little messy. They just told me to get out of the store and change clothes before I go anywhere else.

 

[Anonymous]

So did they ask you outright if you had killed someone, or did they just want to know if you cut yourself shaving? :lol:

No, they came up and asked what was all over my shirt. I told them it was blood. They asked me what it was from, and I told them I was working down the road at a ranch and we were dehorning cattle all morning and it got a little messy. They just told me to get out of the store and change clothes before I go anywhere else.

Bullbuyer is right...they are harrassing hard working people...you should have told them police you actually have a real job where you have to do more than eat doughnuts, drink coffee, and write people tickets

 

[Bullbuyer]

So did they ask you outright if you had killed someone, or did they just want to know if you cut yourself shaving? :lol:

No, they came up and asked what was all over my shirt. I told them it was blood. They asked me what it was from, and I told them I was working down the road at a ranch and we were dehorning cattle all morning and it got a little messy. They just told me to get out of the store and change clothes before I go anywhere else.

That is a clear case of harassment ! They can't ask you to leave just because you're dirty - unless the health department or store owner asks to have you removed. The sign says "No Shirt No Shoes No Service" - doesn't say anything about what condition the shirt is in. Of course, I'm sure that had this been Paris Hilton they would have BOUGHT her a clean shirt ! This really steams me !

 

[milkmaid]

Oh come on guys. Are we expecting our police to have mind reading abilities? maybe perfect character evaluation skills? You've got a young'un in a store with blood splattered all over his shirt, maybe face and arms too, and you expect everyone to just glance at him and know instantly he was working hard all morning dehorning calves? :lol: If the police hadn't stopped him I'd be pretty concerned about the condition of our police force!

Sounds like they were offering helpful advice by telling him it'd be a good idea to change before going anywhere else - although it seems like a no-brainer at that point, LOL - doesn't sound like harrassment to me. And it probably would have been a good idea to change into something clean pronto, rather than continuing the course through the store, scaring little old ladies half to death. :lol:

But then I've never been accused of doing a perfect job picking up subtle hints - maybe I'm reading it all wrong.

 

[Anonymous]

Oh come on guys. Are we expecting our police to have mind reading abilities? maybe perfect character evaluation skills? You've got a young'un in a store with blood splattered all over his shirt, maybe face and arms too, and you expect everyone to just glance at him and know instantly he was working hard all morning dehorning calves? :lol: If the police hadn't stopped him I'd be pretty concerned about the condition of our police force!

Sounds like they were offering helpful advice by telling him it'd be a good idea to change before going anywhere else - although it seems like a no-brainer at that point, LOL - doesn't sound like harrassment to me. And it probably would have been a good idea to change into something clean pronto, rather than continuing the course through the store, scaring little old ladies half to death. :lol:

But then I've never been accused of doing a perfect job picking up subtle hints - maybe I'm reading it all wrong.

around here...its usually the little old ladies walking around with blood all over them...little ol lady that just butchered a hog and made up some pon hoss probably :lol: ...pon hoss....yum

 

[Bullbuyer]

Farmboy - I'm from WV and you're on the border - what in the world is "pon hoss" ? I never heard of it - of course you might not know about ramps either ?

 

[Anonymous]

Farmboy - I'm from WV and you're on the border - what in the world is "pon hoss" ? I never heard of it - of course you might not know about ramps either ?

maybe you just call it something different...its pig liver, heart, intestine...all that type of stuff chopped up and put together with some corn starch and some spices...then you fry it...put some syrup or apple butter on it...and its great

 

[Anonymous]

Farmboy - I'm from WV and you're on the border - what in the world is "pon hoss" ? I never heard of it - of course you might not know about ramps either ?

and I forgot the last part of your post...come on Bullbuyer...dont insult me about the ramps ...used to pick ramps all the time when I was a youngin...if I had a stomach ache...my mother would tell me to eat some ramps...if I had a headache...my mother told me to eat more ramps...I guess she thought it was a cure all...never seemed to work but it tasted mighty fine...we'd pick as many as we could find and freeze them so we could have em all year...ramps with bacon and eggs in the morning... ...got my mouth watering now...I cant believe you insulted my intelligence bullbuyer :lol: ...I got 62 years of Appalachian intelligence ...of course I know what ramps are

 

[Workinonit Farm]

maybe you just call it something different...its pig liver, heart, intestine...all that type of stuff chopped up and put together with some corn starch and some spices...then you fry it...put some syrup or apple butter on it...and its great

Add snouts, and brains and that whole combo my late father-in-law used to call head cheese.

Katherine

 

[Anonymous]

maybe you just call it something different...its pig liver, heart, intestine...all that type of stuff chopped up and put together with some corn starch and some spices...then you fry it...put some syrup or apple butter on it...and its great

Add snouts, and brains and that whole combo my late father-in-law used to call head cheese.

Katherine

yep...I forgot to put brains in my post...

 

[chrisy]

I'm in the dark what are RAMPS??? I haven't a clue what you are talking about.

 

[Workinonit Farm]

I'm in the dark what are RAMPS??? I haven't a clue what you are talking about.

I can't say for sure, but I'm thinking something along the lines of what one finds around here (this part of Va) called Indian Turnips, which are hotter than blazes! I think Ramps are something like that, with a strong odor to them. (wild native plants)

Katherine

 

[Anonymous]

I'm in the dark what are RAMPS??? I haven't a clue what you are talking about.

I can't say for sure, but I'm thinking something along the lines of what one finds around here (this part of Va) called Indian Turnips, which are hotter than blazes! I think Ramps are something like that, with a strong odor to them. (wild native plants)

Katherine

they're a wild leek ...appalachian greens ...some of the best eatin in the world...chrisy...next time you come to America you gotta come on up to the mountains and try them...there's a lot of ramp festivals around here

 

[rkm]

You don't need directions to find those Ramp Festivals. You can smell them a hundred miles away. :shock: :shock:

 

[Gale Seddon]

Haven't tried either, but from the descriptions, I think I'd take ramps over pon hoss anyday!