Every Tuesday there's a Cattle Market in Melton and Mark's just come home from taking 6 gorgeous four week old Limousin calves to sell. They sold well - and six more to go either next Tuesday or the week after. We sell all the beef calves and only keep the Ayrshire heifer calves for rearing and after two years they become milking cows!
Another reason to be happy is we're drilling for water and found it only 15 foot down! There's always water on top of a hill - "Jack and Jill went up a hill to fetch a pale of water!" The plan is to use the borehole water to fill all our cattle troughs throughout the farm. Thus making a big saving on our water usage and bill!
We're waiting for the first Hereford calves to be born, but as yet, not one has emerged. Last night an Ayrshire cow No. 71 otherwise known as Doreen, has produced her second calf and guess what, it was a Limousin again. Obviously Diesel (the Limi bull) was keener than Ferdinand (the Hereford). Doreen produced over 8000lts of milk in her first lactation so a very special (cash) cow!
The weather - although wet again yesterday - is forcast for a dryer weekend for the East Midlands. Boy we need a break! Harry is filling our tanker of dirty water twice a day to keep on top of keeping it off our yard, like a great big dirty shallow lake. Harry's been a great help since home from school. It's costing me though!
As I said, I've got a very happy husband today - makes a change!
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