HOORAY and BOO-HOO

Got the herd in early with some hay. Unfortunately as I got out of the tractor, a cow pushed past and hit the door, smashing the glass.
Darren, Catherine and Lonnie came down from 'up the top' and we drafted the calves into the yards. Having an hour to kill, we sat on the front verandah and had coffee and toast.
As we looked across to the calving paddock, the last calf was born.
Hayden, our stock agent, arrived about 9.30 and we marked the calves, put them back with their mums and let them out.
We have 14 steers and 14 heifers plus the two newbies in the calving paddock.
Then, back to the front verandah for another coffee.Læs mere