Yes...we're still here, although you might wonder why there haven't been any blog posts since the beginning of December?!
It's called life. The kids were home for a nice break from college...the bitter cold set in for a week or so...I started thinking about the book work that needs to be done for taxes...and I got lazy. Plain lazy.
Enough of that. And enough excuses!
We have a cow in the barn that seems to be a bit under the weather. We're a bit uncertain as to her specific diagnosis...no fever, no twisted stomach, no winter dysentery, no milk fever...
She got some special treatment today in the form of hand pulled rye grass...
I kicked the snow off of the rye grass and pulled a bucket full to see if it would entice her to eat...
Initially, she grabbed a big mouthful, which is a good sign...
...and then she decided she'd had enough. However, an hour or so later, the trough in front of her was empty, so somewhere along the line she got hungry again. We're watching her closely, in hopes that it was a temporary issue that has resolved.
Aren't you glad you're not getting grass for supper tonight? :)
I remember haying some alfalfa one year that was looking perfect and thinking, "If I was a cow, I'd so want this hay." I know - the things you don't think after hours on a tractor 😊
ReplyDeleteI missed you, but completely understand. I hope your cow gets better. There is nothing worse then not knowing what is wrong. Wishing you more spring-like weather.
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