At the farm today chores went as usual and the only difference was that my coworker and I were in charge for the day! With the two of us on the farm we decided to be extra productive and set up a large pen for our heifer calves that are getting weaned, castrated some of the bulls, vaccinated the cows with GnRH/Lutalyse/Jvac, and finished our day by treating two older cows for pinkeye. A quick and easy way to correct pinkeye is to take a syringe filled with penicillin and dispense it into the afflicted eye! The cow is usually not too impressed when we do this, however it clears up the issue quickly.
In the photograph below is a close up of our recently weaned heifers from this week enjoying their brand new pen! I like to think that she is thanking us for moving her and her friends into this large open pen with plenty of space to run and play. Perhaps we should invest in some toys to keep them entertained.
Today we shipped 5,440 gallons of milk and had three new calves born.
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