Sometimes, a missing piece of the puzzle arrives in the form of a little black and white calf…The start of calving is always full of an equal mix of nervousness and excitement, slightly weighted towards the nervous end of the spectrum. But as we get into the swing of it, the nerves fade a bit, but you’re always waiting […]

So, it’s day 4 and next on the list is ‘Dropped in the Slacks’… If this just sounds like gibberish to you, you’re not alone! I remember wondering where on earth the ‘slacks’ were on a cow and how they can be dropped. So, let’s decode it a bit. Dropped in the Slacks – Relaxation […]

It’s day 2 of this Farm Dictionary themed Advent Calendar, and I thought since it’s coming up to the time where we need to mineral bolus the cattle here, that would be a good topic for the letter B. Bolus – Object deposited down the throat of a cow or sheep which remains in its stomach […]