Post by cowpatty on Oct 2, 2011 20:20:10 GMT -5
Have you ever done something you didn't exactly plan to do?
Today I bought a cow. Now please understand it isn't that I haven't been coveting cows for years - I make cheese and lately there is no way to get milk that isn't ultra pasturized and thus pretty much useless for my purposes so I have been having bovine dreams for quite some time but getting the cow past my husband was the issue. We have a small baby and I switched our diet to higher quality grass fed beef and butter. Faced with the change in our grocery budget he suddenly began to see my point. I had planned to have a friend who is a vet look at any cow I bought IF I ever got the chance to have one in the first place but I got caught up in the moment and my fear my husband would change his mind and I bought the cow without having it inspected.
She is about what you would expect from an $800 cow. She needs to be fed a bit more than she has been getting and her udder sags. I am not stressed about her weight but her droopy udder makes me a little concerned. We aren't exactly talking buyers remorse here as I am thrilled to have her and couldn't have afforded a "better" cow.
Her calf can nurse without any trouble and I know I can adapt for the droopiness when I am milking her. It isn't like the udder is dragging or anything dramatic - just not perky if you get my meaning but at my age neither are mine so I am a fine one to make a fuss about it. The problem is all the books keep nagging about how important it is that the udder be perfect.
Somebody please remind me that for $800 a healthy sweet natured cow that gives 4 gallons a day and is only 5 years old is pretty good even if she droops a little in the back.
Today I bought a cow. Now please understand it isn't that I haven't been coveting cows for years - I make cheese and lately there is no way to get milk that isn't ultra pasturized and thus pretty much useless for my purposes so I have been having bovine dreams for quite some time but getting the cow past my husband was the issue. We have a small baby and I switched our diet to higher quality grass fed beef and butter. Faced with the change in our grocery budget he suddenly began to see my point. I had planned to have a friend who is a vet look at any cow I bought IF I ever got the chance to have one in the first place but I got caught up in the moment and my fear my husband would change his mind and I bought the cow without having it inspected.
She is about what you would expect from an $800 cow. She needs to be fed a bit more than she has been getting and her udder sags. I am not stressed about her weight but her droopy udder makes me a little concerned. We aren't exactly talking buyers remorse here as I am thrilled to have her and couldn't have afforded a "better" cow.
Her calf can nurse without any trouble and I know I can adapt for the droopiness when I am milking her. It isn't like the udder is dragging or anything dramatic - just not perky if you get my meaning but at my age neither are mine so I am a fine one to make a fuss about it. The problem is all the books keep nagging about how important it is that the udder be perfect.
Somebody please remind me that for $800 a healthy sweet natured cow that gives 4 gallons a day and is only 5 years old is pretty good even if she droops a little in the back.