Post by melwynnd on Jul 6, 2008 17:36:55 GMT -5
After a valient 8 year effort to resist this highly contagious disease, I've succumbed at last. ;D
Daisy May had a hard lactation this time due to my changing the timing and I was reminded that she isn't exactly a spring chicken anymore, even though she's only nine. I realize she may have a great many good years left, but she's of commercial breeding, and longevity just isn't a trait that counts there. If something happened to her, I'd have to BUY milk!
So, after mentioning this to my dad and his saying he'd buy the calf, I began my search for a new family member. I found her the first day. She's a purebred Jersey heifer, about 3 months old. We picked her up today after paying the shocking $1000 dollar price tag. Okay, I realize that is a horrible deal to some of you, but we are in beef country and with the price of fuel, going somewhere else to find a less expensive baby would result in our spending at least that much or more. I didn't want to take the huge 5th wheel horse trailer, so I asked if she'd fit in a big dog kennel. We had to fold her a bit to get her in, which she took with suprising grace. It was only a 45 mile trip, so it wasn't too bad.
Anyway, Rosebud is ensconced in her new home. Fortunately for me, I've been milking Daisy steadily since she came back into milk on grass. She's giving a little over half a gallon a day OAD, and I'm sure she'll pick up considerably if I go to TAD. So I won't have to buy expensive and nasty replacer.
The man also had a sweet 3/4 Jersey 1/4 Holstien, a 1/2 Holstien 1/2 Angus, and an absolutely adorable Holstien heifer. Good thing I didn't have any more money!!
Sherry
(warning: tested CALPC positive!)
Daisy May had a hard lactation this time due to my changing the timing and I was reminded that she isn't exactly a spring chicken anymore, even though she's only nine. I realize she may have a great many good years left, but she's of commercial breeding, and longevity just isn't a trait that counts there. If something happened to her, I'd have to BUY milk!
So, after mentioning this to my dad and his saying he'd buy the calf, I began my search for a new family member. I found her the first day. She's a purebred Jersey heifer, about 3 months old. We picked her up today after paying the shocking $1000 dollar price tag. Okay, I realize that is a horrible deal to some of you, but we are in beef country and with the price of fuel, going somewhere else to find a less expensive baby would result in our spending at least that much or more. I didn't want to take the huge 5th wheel horse trailer, so I asked if she'd fit in a big dog kennel. We had to fold her a bit to get her in, which she took with suprising grace. It was only a 45 mile trip, so it wasn't too bad.
Anyway, Rosebud is ensconced in her new home. Fortunately for me, I've been milking Daisy steadily since she came back into milk on grass. She's giving a little over half a gallon a day OAD, and I'm sure she'll pick up considerably if I go to TAD. So I won't have to buy expensive and nasty replacer.
The man also had a sweet 3/4 Jersey 1/4 Holstien, a 1/2 Holstien 1/2 Angus, and an absolutely adorable Holstien heifer. Good thing I didn't have any more money!!
Sherry
(warning: tested CALPC positive!)