The last of our cattle work for a while.

Darren and Catherine came at 8am and we marked our two late calves. They are both boys so we have 16 steers and 14 heifers. That should be the end of our cattle work for now. We just need the bull to do his bit while he is with the ladies for the next three months.
As Darren and Catherine had the vet coming at 11am, Janette and I went up to help muster their mob into the yards. We drafted out two lame cows and five calves with warts.
Janette had a GP appointment at 11am. I went back up to Darren and Catherine's to see if I could be of assistance.
One cow had an overgrown hoof which Greg, the vet, trimmed. The other one has a creaky hip. As she is pregnant, the suggestion is to keep her confined, let her calve and then sometime afterwards, sell her.
As for the warty five, they can stay apart from the others till the warts resolve.
Local farmers are cutting silage and getting good yields. As the weather gets warmer hay will be cut and we have agreed to fill our empty hay shed by an old friend and neighbour who will have hay to sell.
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