Wehner Homestead 2018 Calving: Done

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Completely agree! I wish we’d have fenced them out of some of it to let it grow better. They have eaten it down as far as possible while we are having to mow the grass on the outside.

When I mow, I blow the cuttings into the pasture for the cows to be able to eat on if they choose too!
 

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DH made rounds in the pasture tonight at dusk. I hadn’t spotted Sydney today but saw several groups of black cows laying around when I’d look and knew he’d check her tonight. I also saw her three days ago and didn’t think she was due until 4/28. Anyway, DD2 now has a bull calf. (He will be easy to “spot” @Latestarter lol)
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DH was headed to check on Reagan as we’ve noted her udder filling more. Hoping to be done Calving soon.
 

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That's just one more really nice looking bull calf, and yes, that white forehead "spot" does help immensely! :) Congrats! So just the one more you're waiting on, right? :fl
 

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Thursday daylight pics of Sydney’s bull calf out of Otis. I took them on DH’s phone and finally got him to send them to me.

We are impressed with the size of his bone. It’ll be fun to see if we can get him to muscle up and see what he looks like. This will probably be a freezer camp calf since he was born so much later than the others but someone has to keep meat on the table.

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DH and I never named any of the boys. The kids name EVERYTHING! Not always a good thing.

I can’t recall if I mentioned all of the names so here goes:

Maddie has heifer: Indy
Maizy has bull: Jordan
Dolly has bull: Rockstar
Bailey has bull: Reggie
Abby Jane has bull: Popper
Melody has bull: Beast
Moxie has heifer: Mallory
Maxine has heifer: Emma
Sydney has bull: Alex

The kids named the bull calves without input from adults! Lol Heifer names have to be approved by both parents. DD1 named Mallory but we both approved and she picked Emily but we substituted Emma and she relented.
 

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When we first got our heifers we were "warned" not to name them if they will be going to freezer camp later. But our plans changed so 3 or 4 months after we got them we decided to name them.
Just curious, any of the names belong to kids' friends? My son named all our chicks his friends' names. :lol:
 
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