We didn't think we'd had too much rain overnight, but it seems somewhere up river from us there must have been a fair bit - the river was well and truly up!
See you tomorrow,
Raewyn
Friday, June 6, 2025
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Day 151 of 2025
Woot woot last milking of the season.
Drying off the herd so the cows can have a holiday over the winter before they start calving again in 6 weeks time.
Each cow has a tube of 'stuff' inserted in each teat - either a waxy gel that seals the teat so that mud and infection can't get in over the winter OR some long acting antibiotic if they've had mastitis or been identified as having more 'germ cells' than they should (through the annual herd test).
See you tomorrow,
Raewyn
Day 150 of 2025
If you look closely at #44's ears you will understand why we call her Raggy.
Nearly 10 years ago, when she was not quite 6 months old we discovered that something had chewed her ears - we surmised a hunter with his dogs had been out to the runoff, and one dog had latched on to each ear, as they can do with a wild pig.
Luckily it hasn't affected her and she is a quiet, friendly cow.
(We're very choosy with our hunters but unfortunately they can access our property from other areas, especially if they are chasing a pig. Now that our son-in-law who is a very capable hunter, is living on the property, we've decided to ban all other hunters to the runoff.)
See you tomorrow,
Raewyn
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