Day 248 of 2025

We ended up with 8 White Face/Hereford calves - 5 boys.

These three obliged and lined up ever so nicely for their photo shoot.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

 

Day 247 of 2025

The MOML delivered two calves to their new home today.

The Jersey bull calf is the only dairy bull calf born and we didn't have a home for him.

(For our dairy calves we use sexed semen during mating which means that there's over a 90% guarantee the calves born will be female - future milkers. This saves having a whole lot of (bull) bobby calves which used to go 'on the truck' at 4 days old.)

The other calf was a small twin - which is good and healthy - just a bit smaller than the others.

There's an older lady nearby who likes to rear a couple of calves each year, and these went to her place.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 246 of 2025

Odie 'helping' Gandad bring the new calvers in.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 245 of 2025

Dehorning day for the calves. 

Quite a rigmarole - they needed to be fed by 7am and sorted and in the sheds - an early and organised start needed!

The vet was a bit late so I needed have rushed so much but oh well.

They're put to sleep so it's done painlessly.

(Just the dairy girls as all the Angus beef calves are born polled which means they don't grow horns.)

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 244 of 2025

One little cat getting brave and exploring the house.

Yes he's very similar colouring to Tammy cat, with the addition of white.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 243 of 2025

(Not the best photo sorry!)
I have been waiting and waiting for this new Magnolia to flower - it's one I bought after seeing on a Garden tour a couple of years ago.

After horrendous weather last night I was so pleased to see these blooms still intact!!

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn

Day 242 of 2025

I visited the kids and their calves to see how they're getting on.

Lily and Licky.

See you tomorrow,

Raewyn