Well, it has been a long time coming, but we FINALLY got the pasture set up to where the cows can easily come and go from their stall. Of course, we had to bring in the horse, because they're buds, and then of course the pig started screaming at us, so my husband let her out... only to have her run about as fast as her little legs would take her straight into a corner that wasn't there yesterday. Jim though she had knocked herself out, but she managed to get up and get through the fence. So he had to reinforce it. Hopefully, now she knows it is there, so won't hurt herself again. The cows had a great time, running around and kicking as they tend to do the moment they are let out of their pen. Now that the pasture is connected to their pen, we can leave it open during the day, even when it rains, since they will now have a way to get out of the rain.
The calves are now 7 months old. They are 2 months away from their projected first heat, and 6 months away from the first breeding of one of them. We are not planning to breed either calf until 13 months, to give them extra time to grow and fill out before becoming pregnant. We are planning to breed to a meat cow, so that the subsequent calf will be a good family cow if female (one that doesn't produce way above what a single family would need every day), and good meat if male (dairy cows make good hamburger, but that's about it, so adding in a meat line would up the meat quality).
The pig is now 8 months old, and 1 month away from her projected first heat and breed. She is large enough that she can comfortably sustain a pregnancy, so we will not be waiting for her first breed. We have a potential stud in mind, but he may be a tad short still. We shall see :)
There is a new surprise coming, in the form of a new addition to the farm (not any babies or anything though). Stay tuned to see what the surprise is :)
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