I promised yesterday a calving post, but the day got away from me…I know, real shocker, right?
Here is the 2011 calving data:
2/11/11 – Starting date of calving
5 – cows left to calve, as of this posting
75 – number of bull calves
95 – number of heifer calves
9 – most calves in one day, including two sets of twins
2/19/11 – most sets of twins in a 24 hr. period (5 sets)
48 lb. – smallest calf (a twin)
130 lb. – largest calf (not a twin…but born by c-section, only vet call for an assisted delivery this year. Knock on wood.)
18 – number of sets of twins for this year
This group of twin calves is enjoying a day in the sun!
8 – number of sets of twins that were heifer/bull sets (I’ll get into why that’s important to know in another blog, but if you follow Cows_Life on twitter, you’d already know that answer!)
12 – number of calves that have died
3/17/11 – first day that we did not have a calf since calving began
165 – number of cows on the farm right now
170 – number of calves on the farm right now
This calf is a twin...notice the "B" on it's tag? There's an "A" to match!
And now onto today’s Ag Book of the Day:
“Buttercup, the Clumsy Cow” by Julia Moffatt and Lisa Williams. It’s a really cute book, focusing on how to make the most out of any situation. Yes, it’s silly, but you need some humor on the farm too! Plus, it still gives plenty of places where you can talk about real-farm stuff, like the dangers of wildlife to livestock, etc. Mostly, my boys just love it!
Wag'n Tales 