Back again.... need to get used to this... ihave tried to get on a few times but i lose the blogger site or the pass word or the timeto do anything significant.


Well let's catch up on a few things this week. April 2nd was my son Charlie's Birthday. I did not hear from him and I still don't know where he is at. So happy birthday Charlie.
On Saturday past I sent three baby bullys to the auction... I purchased them in December and they were the three out of eleven that survived the winter and thrived. They were holstein andhappy corn fed babies . I kind of figured they were getting a little too big for me to handle. the largest was about 350 lbs the other two were about 335 and 340. they looked good on the block with clean shiny coats . and the sold well for the type of animal they were , bringing about 80 cents a lb. After the auction fees and the cost of the ride to the auction they brought in 550. so i paid for their original cost and feed and most of theit partners losses . I know a lot more now about what ails them...
I was happy for them. two seem to have gone to a nice couple..
I picked up a little girl holstein at the auction too. had the vet shoot it full of vacines . a service they do cheaply.
Earlier I had lost several very small jersey calves . and a holstein baby bull. . could not figure why they were dying. whe rehydrated them and the still went kept them warmer shot them with pennicillan and tetramycin... it seems now that the antibiotics were not as effective because it may have been a viral Pneumonia, i called a vet as two of my other calves were sterting to show the same signs of going downhill. i had asked how much it would cost in advance. and felt quite reassured when they told me the trip charge was 30.
I waited cleaned up the inside pen, which is an attached garage , and moved the animals in from the outside pens. It was starting to rain lightly and getting colder. Well, the young lady veterinarian finally arrived. e talked a bit and she demonstrated how to use a tube to rehydrate the babies and she shot them up pretty well. noticed a calf that i thought didn't need help and straightend her out. I did have one that had gotten his eye int something. She actually gat him a shot of antibiotics in the eye. Nice work... but i would rather stick my fingers in a live electrical panel then in a bulls eye. well after all that we did get some advice not to have anymore babies until these are all better.... hmmmm . she finally got around to working up a bill and it came out to over 200 bucks... I might have been cheaper to dig a hole for all the babies and buy some fresh ones... but now i know not to call a vet.... and a few more things i can do to fix up the cows...
now, after my recent losses and sales plus a few additions i am at 9 head.
Mary wanted something else so she bought a few ducks. we now have three ducklings on the washing machine... which incidently stopped working last week.