Neighbor's Galloways

[Dave]

This morning I was out spraying White Top. Down at the far down stream end. Glanced over in the neighbor's field. There was a brand new Charolais calf trying to suck on one of his Galloway cows. He had a Galloway bull. Doesn't look like he got many calves from it. I looked it up. A calf born today the cow was bred around August 12. The fire started July 17. By mid August I had a lot of fire refuge cows showing up. I never had a bull show up but the timing is right to have one come down to his place. I called the neighbor who lives on the other side of the Galloway place. He laughed and said well at least he now has one good calf.

 

[Dave]

Down that way this morning. Counted 25 cows and 9 calves. Figured the cow who had the Char calf got bred around August 12. I am thinking he got the Galloway bull sometime in May. Someone wasn't very fertile. The bull. A bunch of heifers breeding back after their first calf. A bunch of heifers who came from Oklahoma in early January just in time for winter to hit. A little short on groceries. The reasons could go on and on.