tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post4607849018376669286..comments2024-03-21T19:13:52.584-04:00Comments on Northview Diary: Frigid Fridaythreecolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-69718934039226287642011-01-23T06:19:26.427-05:002011-01-23T06:19:26.427-05:00Linda, I will hold good thoughts. tonight is suppo...Linda, I will hold good thoughts. tonight is supposed to be our worst night. We actually left the wood furnace fan turned on last night, something that we almost never do. However the house has gotten so cold it has about been unbearable. It was nice and warm this morning although I shudder to think how much wood we went through.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-70848044399613429682011-01-21T20:53:05.540-05:002011-01-21T20:53:05.540-05:00We didn't quite make it to the thaw mark but i...We didn't quite make it to the thaw mark but it got close and it's given me hope;)Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183448760614051130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-22977462885276673292011-01-21T20:11:16.509-05:002011-01-21T20:11:16.509-05:00Linda, it is supposed to get really nasty the next...Linda, it is supposed to get really nasty the next few nights. The boss is out draining a tractor now.<br /><br />June, they can be sweet too, but they are animals and don't think anything like we do. Alan's cow reached for some feed when he was in the stall to milk her tonight and really gave him a slamming. Didn't mean it a bit, just not thinking about him.<br /><br />Cathy, it is funny about temperament. The Dairy Herd Imporvement Association measures milk and quality and things like that about cows for farmers and for the national records. When you cull, that is sell a cow, they keep a record of the reason. Temperament is not one of the allowable reason. Yet that is a common reason for cows to be sold. If you can't milk them without getting hurt you aren't very likely to keep them.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-54425269242935924922011-01-21T18:55:35.928-05:002011-01-21T18:55:35.928-05:00wow! I mean 'grudges'? wow! I guess it ...wow! I mean 'grudges'? wow! I guess it makes sense in that cows are bred for good milk production and not personality like pets.Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-64107737353054327642011-01-21T17:32:27.013-05:002011-01-21T17:32:27.013-05:00Geez! Well, yeah, they're herd animals, so the...Geez! Well, yeah, they're herd animals, so there would have to be some kind of pecking order I guess. I would be horrified to see that kind of roughness, and yes! thank God she doesn't have horns!<br />I will look at cows with new eyes from now on!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-45724240793940973282011-01-21T15:38:26.056-05:002011-01-21T15:38:26.056-05:00Oh heavens! You are cold. We are suppose to drop ...Oh heavens! You are cold. We are suppose to drop down in the teens, last I heard ...13* tonight. You beat us. Although, that is contest I don't want to win.<br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/DayPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241862779620972216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-23901415690830308332011-01-21T14:03:16.583-05:002011-01-21T14:03:16.583-05:00June, they have a pecking order just like chickens...June, they have a pecking order just like chickens. Big tough ones eat first and shove not so tough ones around. I swear they even wait to settle grudges when winter cold and ice keeps them indoors. The first time they go back out, OMG what a mess! I stand outside with a stick and holler at them the first few times they go out. They can really hurt each other. We had to turn Balsam out with some heifers the other day while we fixed her stall. She THREW the Kingpin we just brought in (who probably weighs 1250 pounds), through the air with her head. All four of her feet were off the ground at one point. Imagine if Balsam had horns! I was watching from the house and called the guys at the barn (Sunday morning, I was off) to get her in before she caused one of them to lose their calves. They are simply nothing like the way they are popularly portrayed.<br /><br />Cathy, she was fine this morning, so far so good. She was drinking from the bowl and although Boston was threatening her and glaring at her she did let her drink. I will be watching very closely though...I just hated moving her off my line, because I am the fussy one and "my" cows have it best. Going ten below here tonight. The guys are off buying better anti-freeze for the big tractor right now.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-60690940484920108022011-01-21T13:02:02.883-05:002011-01-21T13:02:02.883-05:00Awwww . . I hope things stay rosie for Rosie.
I&...Awwww . . I hope things stay rosie for Rosie.<br /><br />I'm like June, above. Cows just look so sweet and docile.<br /><br />But heck, I guess this is the way of living things. I just watched a mourning dive shoving around another dove under the feeder. The word 'gentle' was invented to describe a dove's demeanor.<br /><br />We're going down to 4' tonight!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15171402.post-39389028860433754442011-01-21T07:54:46.662-05:002011-01-21T07:54:46.662-05:00It's funny how I know that each animal of ever...It's funny how I know that each animal of every mammal species has a personality...but I never think of cows being "mean" to anybody!Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.com