Think she will make milk?

[MurraysMutts]

Well. I'm aggravating the neighbors.

Those 3 have been bawling their heads off. They called this morning and said they have 4 cows and a calf in their front yard. No cows except mine for about a mile and a half. Yep! Those cows came from a mile and half away to see what all the commotion was about.

Sounds like neighbors need to make a better fence....

Bessie is hollaring too. But shes right next door to her calves. She can hear em but cant see em. We will hope I dont have to rebuild fence!

Just a couple more days and theyll all settle down...

 

[branxchar&charx]

Well. I'm aggravating the neighbors.

Those 3 have been bawling their heads off. They called this morning and said they have 4 cows and a calf in their front yard. No cows except mine for about a mile and a half. Yep! Those cows came from a mile and half away to see what all the commotion was about.

Sounds like neighbors need to make a better fence....

Bessie is hollaring too. But shes right next door to her calves. She can hear em but cant see em. We will hope I dont have to rebuild fence!

Just a couple more days and theyll all settle down...

Gotta love weaning time. My grandpa has his main corrals about a quarter mile from his house. U can hear those 100 calves perfectly clear for about 2 days.haha
I assume ur neighbors expected u to deal w those cows regardless?

 

[MurraysMutts]

Gotta love weaning time. My grandpa has his main corrals about a quarter mile from his house. U can hear those 100 calves perfectly clear for about 2 days.haha
I assume ur neighbors expected u to deal w those cows regardless?

Haha! No.
But we found the owners. These guys are new to the area and dont really know anyone. But figured I might.

We both kinda figured they were mine, even tho I've not had any real escape artists. My cows have been here for years and kinda know their boundaries. Ive had fences down for one reason or another and these cows never left home. Not saying it won't or cant happen, but I've been very fortunate!

5 strands and a hot down the middle on most boundary fence. But I do have a couple small spots that are just a single hot too.

I'm glad they weren't mine!




Funny story.
Once upon a time I had a couple jackasses. They lived in about 4 acres of hot wire. When I opened it up to about 30 more acres, those knot heads would NOT cross where I put the gate!!!
They just KNEW there was a hot wire there somewhere I guess!!
Damndest thing I had seen in a while. They just stood there. Then the Jenny finally came across. But the jack walked back and forth, pacing that opening like 50 times b4 he decided he would come thru.

 

[MurraysMutts]

FAT and SASSY!!
And she's just on same diet as everyone else. Poor her, I shudder to think about how she had it before here....
She's less Jersey like than I originally thought. But that's

 

[farmerjan]

She looks like most of my jerseys when they are dry and in good flesh. They milk the fat off their back so fast, I like them more "fat" than not..... I think she looks real good.

 

[MurraysMutts]

O yeah!
Did i mention she's bred to Richard?
I hope she has a heifer that resembles her with long ears!!
That would just be the bees knees!

 

[MurraysMutts]

Big news!
Bessie's baby gurl is gonna be a cow! Her demeanor and the fact that she allows petting saved her life.
They've fell in love with her and got another calf to feed out....
Lucky lil heifer. I'm pretty excited about it myself. I know others on here were a bit sad about her fate as well.
Here we go! She looks really really good!

 

[farmerjan]

I for one am VERY GLAD.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Me too Jan!!
I'm super excited to see how she does!

 

[branxchar&charx]

Love her color. That heifers markings allows her to be one of those "something for everyone" wen i was a wee one, i always HATED it wen my grandpa sold the neat colored ones.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Bessie is sure big as a barn!
Maybe I'll get lucky and there's 2 in there!
Shes not bagging up yet. Just excited to see her full and plenty to eat. I'm expecting February at the earliest. Can't tell what color the calf is yet either...

 

[TCRanch]

Got a leak going on there, @MurraysMutts? Bessie looks great!

 

[MurraysMutts]

Got a leak going on there, @MurraysMutts? Bessie looks great!

Occasionally I forget to turn the water off in time....
I even tie a 2 foot chain with a clip to my belt loop as a reminder!

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

I set a timer. Forget all the time. If you wait - it never fills - if you leave and start something else - it's overflowing. Most everything is on valves - but a few ---- are not.

 

[MurraysMutts]

So I get a call this morning. Neighbor left the water on and they were calling from work. I went and shut it off for em.
They pulling my tricks!!
Got a snap of Bessies babies. These guys are spoiled rotten to say the least. The 2 steers are freezer bound. Not sure what the plan is for breeding "Mama" (that's what they call Bessies heifer) as all I've got is my hereford bull now. Guess we will cross that bridge later....
On to the pictures!

The steers are pushing for an October dinner date.
That heifer is quite beefy.... wonder how she's gonna milk.....

 

[TCRanch]

They look good!

 

[branxchar&charx]

Agreed w them looking good! Im curious too how that heifer will milk.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Coming along....
Starting to spring just a bit. And if my eyes ain't deceiving me, maybe a bit of milk starting too. Can't tell if it's a bull or heifer yet, tho Bessie is thinking long eared heifer. So says the sooth sayer...

 

[TCRanch]

She looks great! Got her tail a little kinked up.

 

[MurraysMutts]

She looks great! Got her tail a little kinked up.

Super excited!
I'm sure it'll be a week or 2 yet.

Not terrible excited about the bottle calf prices here lately tho. 300 seems to be the new normal...