You might remember a couple weeks ago I did a blog post about steers being sold from the farm. Â Well the guys have the manure hauled away. Â They have new bedding in place and all the repairs have been made to the facilities. Â They were ready for a new batch of calves.
Anytime we put fresh bedding in, the steers get all excited and frisky. Â They are just crazy about it. Â You’ll notice in the pictures there is a lot of dust. Â That’s because of the steers running through the bedding and lime kicking up dust. Â They will settle soon and before long, they be comfortable in their new home.
There were 93 in this batch. Â They came from Kentucky. Â So far, everyone appears to be healthy and happy. Â Tomorrow they will get checked over closely and get shots to keep them healthy.
Notice a couple staring to the right in the photo. Â They are both looking at Ruby who is on the other side of the fence checking them out.
These guys will be here on the farm for a year or so before they are ready for market. Â In the mean time they’ll be well cared for and will get their breakfast at 6 am every morning when Hubby has their feed mixed.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I grew up on a Holstein dairy farm where my parents milked anywhere between 36-45 cows every 6 a.m. & 6 p.m. They retired in 1978 and my brother took over the family farm/milking operation but sadly had to sell out a few years later. Many fond memories of petting and staring into those big brown eyes … the old gals knew my every dream and tear!
I love to hear about your farming operation. I live in a small rural town in northern Michigan, my house is between three dairy farms and my husband works for a company that installs and repairs milking equipment.