Amy was due to calve on October 25th, but never did. That makes five out of a possible six cows who did not get pregnant using artificial insemination. I had feared that something was wrong with the cows, but now I believe there was something wrong with the semen:
Scarlett is the last cow who might still be pregnant from artificial insemination and, if so, will be due in January. I'm counting on the rented bull to have impregnated them all, but I won't know until April or May - and the calves will not be purebred:
Violet is still fat and still shy, but she's slightly friendlier than she used to be. Feeding the windfall pears helped a lot to change her attitude:
Jasmine, my friendliest cow:
The herd still makes a striking sight as they lounge or graze in the field, and I sometimes see passersby stop to admire them:
Like the horses (and me), the cows are too fat. It seems to be contagious around here:
I walked out into the field and right through the lounging cows. They are so tame now that they didn't even stand up. Then Remy came trotting over to join me. He's kind of like a dog, often walking at my side wherever I go:
Remy and Amy:
Amy on the 25th, the day she was due to calve. I kept trying to get a look at her udder to see if it was filled with milk, but she had it hidden beneath her. When she finally did stand up, I saw that it was empty:
Looking for new grass to eat:
They are a beautiful sight as they graze, especially in the autumn:
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