For the last hebdomad , our moo-cow Brandy has been with her novel sura . We named him “ worry , ” because he runs all over the plaza , make out of the fence and driving his mom to beguilement .
When Rachel tried to milk in the milking shed with the sura nearby , the calf would run around and make Brandy get mad and render to pull out her head out of the head logic gate .
So last night I steal him from her .
At about 9PM , I took a few of the boys with torch and go into the theatre . I worked Trouble and Brandy back towards a gate , then took Trouble by the leg and pull him through , and one of the boys shut the logic gate before Brandy could pursue . Then I ran across the field with the calf in my arms , hope that Brandy would n’t seek to break through the fence .
We made it , and I put the calf in the mansion for a moment so we could catch our breathing place .
He then run around the corner into my girl ’s way and jumped on the bed .
At time like these , I wonder how my life ended up this room .
What series of effect led to this point in time ?
How did we get here ?
Anyhow , we put Trouble in his own enclosure in the backyard , picture we ’d get up ahead of time and moderate on him and his mom in the morning .
This daybreak , Rachel woke me up at 6:38AM with a loving cup of coffee tree .
I grab some range cube and a pail of feed and she grabbed the milking supply . We headed over to see Brandy and Sweetie - Pie .
Brandy did n’t seem to link me with the calfnapping of the previous night , and I led her onward through the logic gate to the milking shed and she put her head decent through the headgate and munched contentedly on dairy feed while Rachel milk her .
The late time she had tried was a disaster , as Brandy almost broke down the milking shed looking around for her skittish little calf , who was running past the shed . She also kicked Rachel in the peg , give her a heckuva bruise .
This time , however , calfskin - destitute , she lease Rachel milk her all the path out without complaint . We then rent Brandy go and put Sweetie - Pie in the milking shed for a bit with some grain and pet her all over . She ’s due to deliver in a distich of calendar week , so it ’s good to get her accustomed to the musical theme of being in the stanchion .
Rachel got a total of almost a gallon and a one-half from Brandy . The half - gallon we economise for the calf , and this milk is for us :
After milking Brandy , we work water and a bottleful of new Milk River to Trouble . We had to corner him and pry his mouth open to get the bottleful pap in , but he originate sucking on it after a scrap once he realized what was inner .
I think this is blend to work . Rachel is determined . We ’ll milk again this evening and see how it goes . I think the cows will get used to the organization .
As much as I hated to take the calf from his ma , I mean this is for the best . He entertain for a week – that ’s enough . It ’s time to make the moo-cow work for us . He was an agent of topsy-turvydom .
His female parent is calling for him still . It ’s sad , but it ’s life .
Raw milk isone of the best foods we could possibly impart to our dieting . And kine make it out of grass ! What a system .
