Sally Had a Boy
Monday, August 7, 2023
Hello friends,
…….We also had another birth because Sally had her calf on Wednesday. Unfortunately, it was ANOTHER bull calf. I think I am going to invest in some sexed semen and see if we can get some heifers to add to our herd. I know it’s not my girls’ fault because the males determine the sex of the calf. Sally is already online and producing a lot of milk. Now we need to get the cheesemaking geared up. It sounds like the equipment to replace the broken boiler is arriving and soon it will be installed. So many moving parts in the business and they all have to be working!
The garden is entering the ugly but productive stage. My butternut squash has succumbed to the squash bugs, and I salvaged the fruit that I could. I harvested some of the best carrots that I have ever grown, and another red cabbage. That was encouraging. The tomatoes have been amazing, the beans are on round two, and the peppers are a delicious green stage. I found a cooler day and did battle against some monster weeds and won! We have had enough rain to postpone the hay cutters, but not enough to avoid watering here and there. Hay must be made soon!…..