It was a good day. The kittens are enjoying their extra feedings, my piano students did tolerably well (actually they did great), I got the last errands run in preparation for the Winter Market on Saturday, and for cow work next week, and….

….This pretty girl showed up in our corrals this evening! You should have seen my face!
I had been researching milk cows for awhile, and a neighbor kept this Jersey x Guernsey girl and her mom as nurse cows, but were ready to get out of that. I couldn’t have been more surprised when Brad drove into the yard with Posey in his trailer! Pretty sure my smile was ear-to-ear! She is still lactating but is ready to be dried off soon, and should calve in April!

Didn’t know cows needed to be dried off…okay, guessed they needed a break but thought no further. Learned something new. Congratulations on the new farm member. 🙂
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For best milk production, they need a certain amount of rest from lactation! So I think I’ll dry her off in January sometime, and she’ll calve in April!
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Love you writings and photos! And Posey is a great name. Made me remember a gentle cow we had as children named Flossie Belle! Happy day!
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