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Calf Watch 2015

March 9, 2015 By Sara

Calf 2015 #1

It’s that time of the year!  Calving season!  I’ve mentioned before that farming is 24/7 and that is definitely the case during calving time.  Kevin sets his alarm for every few hours during the night to go out and check on the cows and heifers.  Occasionally they will need his assistance giving birth, but for the most part they can handle it themselves.  So far my assistance hasn’t been needed, so that’s good!  Getting a phone call in the middle of the night saying to get outside right away is never a good sign!

Forecast

You may remember a post I did back the beginning of December about the fog and how we should expect a snow storm around March 15th.  Well, I’m thinking that’s not going to happen!  It’s been in the 50s the last few days and the 10 day forecast says 50-60s.  Yeah!  Perfect calving weather!  As long as it stays nice.  I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we’ve seen the last of the snow, but I have a feeling we’re not going to get that lucky.

Calf 2015 #3

At least for the foreseeable future, the new calves that are being born will have some nice warm temperature to arrive in!

Checking Cows

Last Friday the boys and I put on our boots and went out to check on the new calves.  The boys loved checking them out and playing outside in the warm sun…until their boots got stuck in the mud and they stepped in the mud in their socks.  We finally had to go in because Axten was standing on the muddy snow with a bare foot. Darn mud!

Calf 2015 #5

For the last few weeks, Hudson has been counting down the days to his 5th birthday (which was yesterday).  He would tell everyone that asked about his birthday that there would be a bunch of babies born that day.  He’s a farm kid through and through!

Hudson

Yesterday morning when he got up Kevin asked him how many new calves he thought would be born on his birthday and he was hoping for 5 on his 5th birthday.  Well, there were only two, but he was still pretty excited about that!

Axten

Here’s to hoping this nice weather stays around!  I’m kind of getting used to grilling again!  What’s the weather like where you are? 

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6 Comments · Filed Under: Cattle, Family Farms · Tagged With: Calf Watch 15, Calving, Cattle

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  1. Val - Corn, Beans, Pigs and Kids says

    March 14, 2015 at 8:44 am

    I’m getting use to this nice weather too! I love all the calf photos. Did Hudson get five calves for his birthday?

    Reply
    • Sara says

      March 15, 2015 at 9:09 pm

      Val-We only had 2 calves on his birthday. But he wasn’t too bummed! 🙂 We’ve had plenty more since then!

      Reply
  2. LumaComfort says

    March 24, 2015 at 11:31 am

    Hope you’ve seen the last of the snow too, thanks for posting these cute pictures.

    Reply
    • Sara says

      March 25, 2015 at 10:04 am

      I’m hoping that too! Got quite a bit of rain yesterday, so everything is nice and muddy now! But it’s starting to green up! Yeah!

      Reply
  3. Kara says

    March 27, 2015 at 6:24 pm

    Great calf pictures! One of the best days I’ve had recently was when my nephew gave us a tour of the farm where he works and we got to spend some time with the calves and even saw one being born, which was a first for me. Hard to believe I’m from Iowa and hadn’t seen that before!

    The weather here in Boulder is beautiful, which was slightly unfortunate because we were unable to turn off our heat for about a week. The guy finally came and fixed it today, so we are no longer living in a sauna and can appreciate the weather a little more!

    Reply
    • Sara says

      April 9, 2015 at 9:44 am

      Thanks Kara! Calving season is always a fun time around the farm! 🙂

      Reply

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