Coffee anyone ?

[RR Homestead]

Home from dropping off the steer. Awfully quiet here already. Guy who lives on site said he was confused because he didn't see someone in the load out area but hear someone screaming. Yep. Heard us coming down the road he was screaming so loud non stop. He immediately understood why I brought him in tonight. Hopefully I can get up early enough to make it to the sale for calves then wait for this one to go through and hopefully get a little better price on him from our buyer. He's a tiny bit smaller than he wanted so we'll see. I don't care. I'm so relieved he's gone. I think I'm going to move the other steer over to the weanling pasture and go ahead and get him weaned. We are low on butter and out of milk and cream so I'm thinking I'll just wean this beast now and milk the excess while the new calves get to where they can keep up with her production. Catch up a little on supplies for us. In less than 2 weeks now our next milk heifer will be calving so I'll have to start milking her at that point. Hopefully just switch from our cow to the heifer and turn the cow and her two calves out to pasture and let them be a family. Hoping to pick up another calf or two for the heifer so I can get back to moving sooner than later. Start her off with milking (training) and her calf(s) and then when I'm ready for a load to the house let the calves keep up. That's the hope/plan at the moment. Seems it keep changing.
Mostly done with chores for the night already. Think i'll work on packing a few things then feed the calves a little early and get to bed. That way I can feed in the morning a bit early and get to the auction.
Hope y'all have a great rest of the night!

 

[Baymule]

Coffee is ready. Lambs woke me up at 2:39, I gave up and got up at 3, fed them, changed potty pads and started coffee. Innocent little darlings are asleep now. I wish I was.

 

[Mini Horses]

@RR Homestead I read about your cows & milking issues ... Longing for that cream to make butter! Goat milk butter is not as tasty (the milk is great!) -- but, I don't need the quantity a cow gives. I just dream on....I need to find a "just buy cream" raw dairy

So first day back at a real reset after 8 wks of almost no work -- a couple 1 hr audits don't count -- and boy was it a doozy. 5 of us, plus our district mgr, worked 9 hrs!! I am so glad she was there because everything was screwed up for a smooth job. Things missing, plans wrong, labels wrong, new stock jumbled to point of her needing to just stand and separate into brand stacks....at least she could confirm the situation and get hours adjusted to cover. Then, I had made the poor decision to wear new shoes -- sore from top to tippy toes when I got home. Welcome back to a job! All of us were experienced workers but, we were all cross eyed at this one. What a mess to work thru

So that behind me...to bed early, alarms off & slept until 7:30!! Almost 10 hrs of needed rest. Coffee seems special at the moment, welcoming thoughts of just getting thru yesterday and no off farm commitments until Monday.

No plans for today beyond "usual". Need to relax. I really had the "I don't need this $hit" feeling yesterday!!

Playing with goat kids will make my day.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Sleep is overrated.
Got a short run in, now time to get ready for work, book club/potluck after work. Need to make cookies tonight too. Should be a fun one!
Nothing else really to report, with the cold weather here, a lot of me is glad I don't have to do outside barn chores right now.
Y'all have a lovely day!

 

[fuzzi]

Good morning!

Moving slow, I am feeling yesterday's game of soccer with Caleb today. It's supposed to rain later this morning, so after checking my chickens and giving Caleb a run in the backyard I'll be doing some indoor activities...maybe do a water change in my aquariums, they're overdue.

 

[Mini Horses]

do a water change in my aquariums, they're overdue.

I remember those. Not really a fun job

 

[drstratton]

Good morning! First off please forgive my whining...I was overtired and grumpy...lol

Hubs is playing golf today. I'm going to work on a small area at the end of our largest treeline to get it ready to plant pollinator flowers. Need to move some rocks, maybe take out some sagebrush and do some rototilling. We'll go out and look at it before he heads to the golf course. I'm going to wait until it warms up a bit more, currently 36 and a little foggy, which makes it feel so much colder.

Time for tea! ️

Have a beautiful day everyone!

 

[murphysranch]

Completely socked in here, with fog. I'm to pick up my dear departed neighbor's daughter in about an hour to take her to the Portland airport. It will be slow going to get there.

 

[farmerjan]

Be careful.... how is the family doing????

 

[Mini Horses]

I just have to say "thank you" to my hens!!

A friend had to leave town for fam issues & unsure of return. So she gifted me some frig foods. A dz eggs ... White store bought. Not needed but to use up, I hard boiled to make egg salad.

Wow!! Of course I expected lighter yolks but, these had so little lemony color you barely told from the whites. Taste????? None! Well practically so. Now, I haven't bought an egg in a store in years. Plus, not a big egg eater. OMG what a shock. Didn't know they were this bland, store bought.

So, God bless my ladies!! Great job girls.

Just a testament to why it's worth the time & $$.