Tuesday Vet Day Update

Tuesdays at the farm are the newly dedicated day for vet checks! This is when the veterinarian for the farm comes over to help us with any medical treatments/surgeries, they will also help us check the pregnancy status of our cows using ultrasound equipment, but generally speaking the vet is here to work with us on anything regarding the wellness of these cows! 

Recently, our farm transitioned the old cow collars to a different, newer one with better qualities such as heat detection capabilities. So what does this mean for the farm? It means that we have our vet coming to the farm once a week instead of twice like they did in the past, and this means that instead of breeding a large group of cows one day of the week we are now breeding several small groups scattered throughout the week based on the heat detection software. 

While I still am attending the University of Maine I hope to see an AI course (artificial insemination) for cattle in March so that I can become a certified cow breeder! In the past there have been courses offered over spring break to take at the University and as long as this happens again for the 2024 academic year then I will attend and start breeding cows here at my farm! As for now, I focus on giving these calves the best care possible!    

During afternoon chores while I was on my way to grab some fresh jugs of colostrum I managed to record a new video for my YouTube channel of the Jersey cows on their way to the milking parlor. Someone left the bucket to our farm equipment near the sawdust and many of the curious cows had to check it out on their way to being milked! You can check the video out here: Jersey Cow Video

There were two new heifer calves born this afternoon.

Today we shipped 4,767 gallons of milk