This morning, Ronnie came to move The Ambler on to his next assignment. Esmerelda looked rather upset to see him go, but Rosie and Coco seemed as if they couldn’t care less. We hope that the Ambler has left lovely little Angus-cross calves in the bellies of our three cows. To judge from the behaviour in the paddock, our cows seem to be in calf. We have seen no indication of any of them being in season for ages. (Even inexperienced cowherds like ourselves can often tell if an animal is in season, since they start mounting each other and acting all silly. If a bull is in the paddock, then his interest in the cow makes it even easier to see what is going on.) Two of the Ambler’s offspring have been born recently on Ronnie’s farm, and she is delighted with them. They were small calves, and easy for the cows to deliver. She says the calves look strong, healthy, and sleek, and have their father’s easy-going disposition. We are very hopeful that we will be able to say the same about the calves that are born on the Farmlet in July of next year.
Spring grass, pregnant cows
Cow gestation is supposed to be 282 days. (Thanks to Auntie Linda for that information.) If Esmerelda got in calf when we think she did, then her calf should be born on the 3rd of July, 2007. We expect Rosie and Coco’s calves to be born not too long after Ezzie’s. We are hardly experts at making such predictions, so it will be interesting to see how far off the mark we are!
In the afternoon, it was time for us to move our cows into a new paddock with lots of fresh green grass. They know the routine for shifting paddocks by now, and watched us avidly as we set up the electric tape. We think they look very happy in their new paddock.
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