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Most Ridiculous. {{updated!}}
Daisy nursing Frisco.
Daisy nursing Frisco and TR.
At the same time.
Do you see the serene contentment in her face?
updated: OK, to address questions!
Frisco was born in December so he is almost ten months old. He most certainly could be weaned at this point and be just fine. TR is 1.5 years old, the same age as Sir Baby. He was weaned at about nine months, and spent the winter and spring with Sir Baby, eating hay like grown-up cattle. But when Sir Baby left to go earn his keep, TR and Frisco became best buds. And in late June, I saw that TR had taken Frisco’s example and was sucking Daisy. And Daisy was just fine with that. She is the sweetest.
They actually make my job easier ~ Daisy’s production has tapered off since Frisco’s birth but I’d estimate she’s still producing about 6 gallons a day. I milk one gallon in the morning and leave the rest for the boys to take care of.
Sir Baby has no interest in drinking from Daisy, though she still treats him like he’s her kiddo, giving him baths with her tongue, which he loves.
In February, I will separate TR and Frisco from Daisy. They will spend their time in a separate pasture with Sir Baby, Sunshine, and Houdini, while Daisy will be the den mother at the corrals for all the first-calf heifers who will be calving in March. I’ll stop milking at that time, too; this will give Daisy the opportunity to “dry off” for two months before her new calf is born. This allows her body to focus solely on her unborn baby and, as the time of birth nears, begin production of the essential colostrum.
Socks = knocked off
Wow, wow, and wow ~ thank you so much for the incredible support after my Summer 2010 post, via comments, personal emails, and your own telepathic replies. I’m speechless. Thank you.
Before I go into the story itself I wanted to address some of the questions left in the comment section.
I will not be displaying his photo, name, or contact info on my blog because:
a) those who need to know all that stuff, know it.
b) he’d probably sue me for harassment. *vomit*
I’ll be sharing some of the “measures of defense” I am implementing, but not everything. As one commenter put it, there are certain things I must keep under my hat :)
Thank you for all the offers to help ~ if something comes to mind I will definitely let you know. The massive support from you and from my community has left me in awe.
This has been hard on Mike, too ~ I’ve had to keep the reins very tight, if you know what I mean. But he has been a phenomenal partner through all of this. Our relationship catapulted into a whole other realm over the summer and is even stronger than it was. Sometimes I was particularly needy, sometimes I was withdrawn, and through it all he has been so patient and so solid. He’s incredible.
As are all of you.
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