A Little Respite

Monday, July 22, 2024
Hello friends,
              A little respite from the summer heat!  Cool nights, and moderately warm days are just perfect if you ask me.  We could use some rain though.  The grass is beginning to go dormant.  It’s not unusual for summers in Kansas, but a little rain would help everything grow better.
              Just as we suspected, Sally had her calf last Tuesday.  Aunt Bonnie was at it again, hovering around momma and baby trying to take over for Sally.  Sally wasn’t having any of it.  The calf is another boy.  Drats!  Eventually the statistical average has to turn in favor of more heifers, doesn’t it?  Could it be that the cows conceive more males when the weather is a certain way?  I really don’t know.  Sounds like a wive’s tale to me.  Sally has already milked through the colostrum phase, and we are milking her in the bulk tank with all the other cows.  She is happy to be back…