Cow and calf news

Sad news for today: one of our calves died, she'd been sick and weak for a while now. We'd been pouring electrolytes down its throat for days. Didn't help :( Two others are still being fed electrolytes, we'll see how they'll fare. Also, one calf was born dead. It was a difficult calving, since the calf had its legs bent backwards. The guys had to drag it out, but it was already too late. :(

Other news: We separated one calf from its mother. Grabbed the calf in the paddock and threw it on the trailer. Except I could never have lifted that kicking little creature, so I just lifted its from legs onto the trailer and pushed it in. The poor cow followed the trailer as we drove away; it mooed sadly. But that's the way it works; the only way we'll be able to produce enough milk for all our dairy products.

And here's another tactic the guys use for moving calves: drag them from the tail. Or even better, a back leg. I can do the tail thing, but not the back leg.

I was kicked by a cow that didn't want to be first in the milking row. Right wrist hurts a bit when touched, but there isn't a proper bruise and I can do practically everything I want, so it'll be fine. It'll heal.