Un Poco de Todo

Started with the rectal thermometer, which registered a temp of 101.9 (which is more or less normal,) indicating the heifer does not have pneumonia or some other problem we really want to avoid. 
Then everything else was difficult.  Tasks that should've (or perhaps COULD have) taken 20 minutes instead took two hours.




I felt like this girl.









But there were certain things that had to be done because we're days away from putting the bulls in with the cows for breeding...and sometimes if you can't go over it and you can't go under it, you gotta go through it.

So, this bull here, that bull there, those heifers to this place, those steers in with these cows, load the trailer, unload the trailer, repeat.  Worm cows steers heifers and calves.  Spray with a citronella-type fly spray (at least that smelled nice).  Vaccinate some off-cycle calves in anticipation of weaning.  Restring some temporary fencelines knocked down by rowdy girls.  Eat.  Check on pigs, goats, lambs, rams, dogs.  Trim some hooves.  Milk some of the goats who produce more than their kids can handle to prevent mastitis (without getting kicked).  Collect eggs.  Wash eggs....

Somehow it was 7pm and I was home.  It took me a few minutes to remember how the morning started before I was able to write...but at the end of the day, everyone is where they're supposed to be, and we somehow keep moving forward.