Saturday, September 21, 2019

The Red Poll Cattle

It's easy living for the red haired gals of Windswept Farm these days. The temperature has cooled and while there are still a lot of house flies, the biting flies seem to be disappearing:

 Rosella no longer keeps her calf by her side and he is free to roam anywhere he wants. She is ready to be artificially inseminated again and her calf, Winston, is ready to be sold - but first I need to get them into the barn when called. I'm working on luring them with grain:

 Jasmine and Winston were hanging out together near the gravel road:

 Gracie, Ruby and Scarlett were out near the neighbors' house:

Scarlett and Jasmine were by the stock tank. I also need to get Scarlett into the barn for grain so I can close the door on her and tattoo her calf's ears. Alas, her calf (Ruby) is getting big enough that I may need to get her locked in the barn instead. She's getting too big and too fast to catch when loose in the field:

 Jasmine and Rosella:

 Gracie, Violet, Winston. Winston is of course the smallest, but for this photo he was the closest:

 Scarlett and Ruby at mealtime - Jasmine in the background

Winston and Ruby were running and playing:

 Winston and Ruby again. They are playmates:

 Amy and Scarlett, with Ruby and Blue in the background:

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