Well, things have continued to be hectic around here! I recently changed positions at work and have been spending much more time there learning the new things I need to know for my new role in the company. In the mean time I have been trying to help the neighbor get things wrapped up from his farm auction and finish moving his stuff out.
I have also been battling the nasty winter all winter long. We started having calves the first week of January and there were only a couple more between 1-5-15 and 3-1-15. Then they started popping out fast. Unfortunately, all three that were born the first week of march were lost to the extreme cold and wet conditions. The rest however, have been hanging in there. The snow finally quit the second week of March and we have been getting rain and temps that range from 18-65 degrees in a continuous roller coaster of temperature changes. It did finally dry out last weekend enough that we were able to clean all the manure at the neighbor's farm as well as here at mine. It was nice and dry up till today....and then it poured! Back to the mud!
To give all the calves the best shot at surviving I locked all the cows in the corral area so I am sure they are not having any more calves out in the mud or snow.
We are now up to 11 births total so far. So far we had 4 bulls, 2 survived, and 7 heifers, 6 survived.
Below are a few of the newest calves. I believe all the ones pictured are out of legacy. They all certainly look like him!
Butterscotch had another heifer. This is her second since I got her.
This is Tigerwoods, I just got her as a heifer last march. She had a heifer just a few hours ago.
This is #7, Prairie Fire. She had a little Bull again this year. Last year her calf was brilliant orange, this year, all black accept for his belly.
Fifty is continuing to grow her legacy with a Legacy upgrade! She had a beautiful black heifer this year. This is her first black heifer since we got thunder so I am positive this is Legacy's little girl!!!! At the end of 2015 we were averaging 48% female calves overall for the farm. Fifty and her daughters were averaging 68% females. I do believe I am on to something here, just not sure what! I do know that currently, the streak of her daughters and granddaughters all having heifers for their first calf is still unbroken for 5 years running now!
This last picture is Sally's little boy. He is a bulky one! Her bulls grow fast and big. I love having her on the farm!
On a side note. Beefcake's daughter, Fuzzy Wuzzy, who lost a large portion of her ears to frostbite, is growing unbelievably fast!!! She is almost the same size as Baby Girl already and is 6 months younger, and she is as tame as a kitten!
Lastly, I finally got the Farmall out of the garage a few weeks ago and took some new pics with it and the new M110GX. It was fun and gave me a chance to picture them together like I did when I first bought the Farmall.
I want to wish everyone a goodnight and a great upcoming weekend. I will try to keep up with posting moving into the spring and summer to keep everyone more up to date!
Thank you,
Kenny
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