Calves, calves and more calves!

It's definitely feeling like calving! Nick has quite a few mobs out in the paddocks now to go and feed with the feeders. The cows are still giving birth so there's a steady flow of new borns in the sheds too for him to tube feed and teach to drink. Eliza absolutely loves going to see the calves in the sheds and continually tries to reach out and touch them. She's giving Cassidy a new found confidence that she didn't have last year and slowly this season she's getting closer and closer to the fence. She's yet to touch one but I think she might do it by the end of the season especially after seeing Eliza do it so often without any reason to be alarmed. We had our first calf neighbours of the year when I got home the other day. Our house is right next to paddock 1 where they have been put and it's so nice to see them all running around from our window. They get so excited by grass when they experience it for the first time so it's very sweet to see them enjoying it. Some come up to you at the fence for a good scratch or to suckle on your fingers hoping to find some milk. You can tell Nick truly loves and cares for the calves when you see him with them. We've befriended a German couple, Anja and Simon, who are working on farm for 8 weeks. They've been here a month all ready but I hadn't really met them until recently. They invited us over to dinner at their house where they made what they called German noodles. Essentially it was homemade thick pasta with a white style creamy sauce which was full of cheese. They made 3 bowls full and went through 1.5kg of flour and 1kg of cheese! It was the most dense and heavy meal to eat but tasted pretty good. The salad we had with it helped make it feel less heavy even though it was only for a brief moment. We really enjoyed getting out and socialising for a change. I felt bad though when we were an hour late because I couldn't leave work until 7pm. We've started playing a German card game with them as well which initially was hard to understand, especially when the written rules are in German only, but we seem to now be getting the hang of it. I think we will have a few nights playing cards while they are here as something to do in the evenings to unwind and to enjoy each other's company. I plan to cook for them another week and I'm trying to work out what is a good British meal to introduce them to. I'm not sure what to make yet but it will definitely not include kilograms of ingredients that's for sure!Lue lisää