Coffee anyone ?

[drstratton]

Good afternoon all!
The jersey finally calved!!! A beautiful but a bit too large bull calf for a jersey heifer. Helped her just a little bit to have it. It's hot and she was struggling. Didn't want her to get too exhausted or over heated since she's not out on green pasture right now. He's not the sharpest tool in the shed but he's nursed some. I'll milk the back two quarters this evening and put colostrum away for later use. I'll rotate the last one out and use it for us then keep hers for any emergencies we may have. I've moved the two grafts over but not put them in with her yet. It's hot and they nursed the temporary mom not long before moving them over. Hopefully I don't regret the decision and end up with a fight on my hands grafting them. I just got the smaller of the two stabilized and getting stronger as of yesterday. I'm hoping to somehow keep her from relapsing. Not likely to succeed but I'm going to try. The faster everyone gets settled in and healthy the faster I can get on the road.
Just sitting down for the first time since getting up. Having a cold cup of coffee. It's hot outside. About to get over 90* right now. Waiting for the heifer to pass the placenta so I can rub it all over the grafts. I love my life. Going to start preparing for my trip. Making sure we have enough feed for everyone prepped and ready for DH to take care of the critters. I'm feeling excited but trying to keep that contained at the moment as I know what dairy cows/calves have in store for me.Could be weeks before I can leave. Hopefully not.
Ya'll have a fantastic rest of your day! Time to go check on the new family.

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Congrats! Hopefully everything happens like you want and the baby's stay nice and healthy. Moving day is getting closer.

Hopefully he smartens up...lol He's darned cute!

 

[drstratton]

I have a non stop ringing in my ears. It never goes away. Oddly enough when I leave CA the non stop bassing music stops

Sorry for laughing, I hear that bassing music almost every weekend during the summer.

Mine is also non stop. I researched using DMSO and it does help some people. High doses can cause side effects, but I don't think that's an issue with anything you can get over the counter. I'm hopeful for all of us. Thank you @fuzzi and your friend for sharing.

 

[SageHill]

Nonstop here as well. I'll have to get some dmso to try. Though so far everything I've tried did nada.

 

[RR Homestead]

Congrats! Hopefully everything happens like you want and the baby's stay nice and healthy. Moving day is getting closer.

Hopefully he smartens up...lol He's darned cute!

Thank you. He's a monster. I still need to get him through the chute and get him processed adn the other two done as well. I've been waiting to get them processed until it's time to graft for real.
Apparently he's a lefty not a righty. On the other side he's a champ at nursing on his own.
Milked the 3 quarters he isn't using. Got 1 1/2 gallons of liquid gold to put up. Then let the two grafts in with them and they finished off the 3 quarters. They didn't like my deflecting them on the other quarter but that's her calves colostrum. It's off limits to them for now. Will feed them again later. Trying to get them transitioned as slowly as possible while still getting them grafted on in a timely manner. So far she's doing fantastic. So proud of her. Apparently she's taken me as her calf as well now. I have more cow/calf "parts" in my hair and on my arms from her cleaning me while I milked than I care to admit. Definitely a hair washing night now.
Moving day is definitely getting closer!

Sorry for laughing, I hear that bassing music almost every weekend during the summer.

Mine is also non stop. I researched using DMSO and it does help some people. High doses can cause side effects, but I don't think that's an issue with anything you can get over the counter. I'm hopeful for all of us. Thank you @fuzzi and your friend for sharing.

It's totally ok. We hear it 24 hours a day. Vehicles driving by blasting it with their windows down. Usually hear it 5 minutes before they even pass our house then a few minutes as they leave the area. The live parties usually are on friday, saturday and sunday. Sometimes during the week. They go until 4 or 5 in the morning most nights. Usually get louder after 10pm. There's usually a bunch all around so they clash with each other. It's a joy to be around. Doesn't even stop in our house. Right now I'm listening to the new renters across the street. They LOVE their music all day.

 

[drstratton]

Thank you. He's a monster. I still need to get him through the chute and get him processed adn the other two done as well. I've been waiting to get them processed until it's time to graft for real.
Apparently he's a lefty not a righty. On the other side he's a champ at nursing on his own.
Milked the 3 quarters he isn't using. Got 1 1/2 gallons of liquid gold to put up. Then let the two grafts in with them and they finished off the 3 quarters. They didn't like my deflecting them on the other quarter but that's her calves colostrum. It's off limits to them for now. Will feed them again later. Trying to get them transitioned as slowly as possible while still getting them grafted on in a timely manner. So far she's doing fantastic. So proud of her. Apparently she's taken me as her calf as well now. I have more cow/calf "parts" in my hair and on my arms from her cleaning me while I milked than I care to admit. Definitely a hair washing night now.

Glad she's being such a good mom.

Moving day is definitely getting closer!

It's totally ok. We hear it 24 hours a day. Vehicles driving by blasting it with their windows down. Usually hear it 5 minutes before they even pass our house then a few minutes as they leave the area. The live parties usually are on friday, saturday and sunday. Sometimes during the week. They go until 4 or 5 in the morning most nights. Usually get louder after 10pm. There's usually a bunch all around so they clash with each other. It's a joy to be around. Doesn't even stop in our house. Right now I'm listening to the new renters across the street. They LOVE their music all day.

It will be so nice for you, once you're in your new home!

 

[RR Homestead]

Glad she's being such a good mom.



It will be so nice for you, once you're in your new home!

She is really being a good mom so far. I just got done processing the calves. Her bull calf (now a steer) is 85#'s. A little heavier than I'd like on a jersey heifer but it worked out and he's very lively. She also seems to have allowed the two grafts into her family. Her calf is laying down after being processed. Don't blame him. I do not like that part of my job. Prior to working the 3 calves he was racing around jumping and having a good time. He's so cute. The 2 graft girls apparently didn't miss a beat. Even with being dehorned although the are on pain management/numbing. They started nursing right away. About the time I was going to separate them in hopes of not allowing them to over eat and get scours back mom just flopped down for a rest. That's her way of stopping them from nursing apparently. I've seen her do it twice now. She lets them nurse for a bit then flops down for a nap.
We are very much looking forward to our new home. That nonsense isn't ok there. It will take a while to calm the nerves though I think. We both had trouble with sounds while we were there. We'd think we hear something then realize it was nothing or a nature sound. We'd be waiting for the blasting music to get closer or the screaming or the other things we've had to deal with for over 13 years now. It's going to be wonderful. I can't even imagine yet. It's coming fast I pray!

 

[Baymule]

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning and sent me there very quickly.

I've decided that it's like a virus. You catch it very quickly and it takes a long time to get over it. My question is after 44.5 years shouldn't one have built up an immunity?

Sounds like you are having a "knock him in the head and tell God that he died" moments.

 

[Baymule]

@RR Homestead congratulations on the beautiful calf. I'm smiling at the picture of her licking you while you milked her. That had to be sweet, messy but sweet.

I used to live in town, 1 block off a major highway. Cars would cruise, loud music blaring, the bass so low and loud that we could feel it in the house. Sitting in my recliner, I could feel the vibrations in my breast bone. We could feel it when we stood on the floor. My only satisfaction was the thought that they would someday be deaf as a rock. We called them thumpers.

I got some DMSO at Atwoods, I'd be willing to try it if it would stop this never ending doorbell in my head. @fuzzi exactly how does one use it? Finger tip? Q tip?

On my first cup of coffee. Need to do a load of laundry.

My son in law sent me a link to a unclaimed money site for Texas. claimittexas.gov I found 3 unclaimed monies totaling around $240 and filled out the claim forms. I looked up my son and he had one for $28 since 2011. It was from the insurance company he is STILL doing business with. Like they couldn't FIND him?? Mine were from an electric company co-op. Co-op's send out checks to their members, to divy up the profits. Evidently once a member, always a member. I should call their office and tell them where I am. My mother has a couple of the same ones, don't know if I can claim them or not, I'll call and find out. It might behoove y'all to check unclaimed money for your state.

 

[CLSranch]

Look at Bay go this morning. No good morning, no coffee, straight to "tell God he died".

Good morning @Baymule . Coffee is ready.

Edit I didn't get it sent before she sent the next post.

 

[Mini Horses]

not sure she needs the coffee -- she sounds wide awake!!

While cow licking is sweet, what BIG tongues they have.

It's a frost heavy 29* out now. I swear it was summer last week, 80*. Winter is back?? Did I sleep through an entire summer??? Crazy. Well, it's sad to have to pick lined jeans or shorts on a daily basis.

Two more days of job this week...then some home time. I'm ready. It's a grind. Wonder how I managed a time clock for so many yrs. At least I can schedule my own now. That's a plus!