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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 16 2010 : 8:07:28 PM
Mona is due on the 27th of the month. I am gearing up and getting ready for the milking, and all that goes with it. We have sure missed the fresh milk and can hardly wait. Plus the cute calf....that is always so fun! This will be her 4th calf now. Hard to believe she has been a part of the family since just before she had her first one! I have never once regretted getting her and would recomend a Jersey cow to anyone who wants a great friend as well as milk supply..She is so sweet! I will keep you gals updated on the birth. Meanwhile there is a picture of her very wide body on my blog..taken just last week. She is even wider now!
Jenny in Utah
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| sherrye |
Posted - Jun 22 2010 : 1:11:16 PM
oh aunt jenny i am so concerned for mona also. please keep us posted on how she is. i will be carrying you in my heart for now. sincerely sherrye
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 22 2010 : 12:45:38 PM
nothing today either...sigh.Vet tomorrow it looks like.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| sherrye |
Posted - Jun 22 2010 : 07:39:56 AM
keep us posted. we are still waiting here for calves also. i am thinking are they pregnant?? happy days sherrye
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| windypines |
Posted - Jun 22 2010 : 04:20:05 AM
I hope your vet has good news for you Jenny.
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 21 2010 : 1:03:38 PM
No She hasn't!! Still waiting. She seems in no hurry at all. She is over 3 weeks late now. I plan to call a vet if she hasn't calved by Weds. She seems healthy and fine...just not having the calf. I am seriously thinking maybe she isn't pregnant after all..although she is SO big..I hope that isn't the case! One way or the other I will know for sure what is goin on hopefully by Weds night. sigh. I am glad she is happy...she isn't stressed out by this at all..only me. She hasn't been this late before. Since she was bred AI I am sure about her due date. At least we have good weather right now.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| doglady |
Posted - Jun 21 2010 : 06:59:06 AM
I was just wondering if Mona ever delivered her baby.
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| sherrye |
Posted - Jun 03 2010 : 3:49:23 PM
how exciting this is. i love new life. waiting very impatiently. happy days sherrye
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 03 2010 : 3:20:39 PM
She doesn't look any closer today. I had someone ask if I were sure she was pregnant. Yep...she can't be that wide otherwise! AND I have seen the calf moving around in there...very cool. BUT...no calf today it looks like. I think Libbie may be right about the weekend...very likely..and it would be more convenient for sure. I hope she is right about it being a girl too!!! For those of you who don't know...Libbie lives about an hour south of me and has Mona's first daughter Evelyn for her own milk cow!!! I can't imagine a better home for a daughter of Mona!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| sherrye |
Posted - Jun 03 2010 : 07:20:02 AM
jenny maybe today mona will be a mom again. heres hoping. i am waiting on maddie and ida still. hope you have a happy day sherrye
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| Libbie |
Posted - Jun 03 2010 : 07:04:54 AM
Oh Jenny - not YET???? I'm sending "calving" vibes today - it's a beautiful day, however, and all of my animals seem to wait until it's stormy (baromentric pressure or just a desire to be contrary? )! I'm betting on the weekend - I'll bet it's a little girl, too -- just wanting to stay close to her mama....just a little bit longer....
XOXO, Libbie
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 02 2010 : 11:22:18 PM
She is trying to drive me right up a wall..let me tell ya!! No calf yet! She seems very very relaxed about the whole thing.The little Heifer!!! Guess I will just keep waiting.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Jun 02 2010 : 7:04:47 PM
Mona, Mona, Mona, whatcha waitin' for?
Kris
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - May 31 2010 : 4:21:26 PM
You all know the old saying "a watched pot don't boil", well i think that goes for our critters too,lol. As soon as i was sure the birth would not be that day, and went and left them alone, GUESS WHAT, next time I was walking by, there would be a shinny new baby.
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 31 2010 : 4:03:10 PM
She is the same today...content to just lay around chewing her cud and watching me work in the garden...but no calf yet. sigh.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| phonelady |
Posted - May 30 2010 : 10:45:22 PM
Ok, let us know, and we want to see pictures! [When you get the chance].
Smiles!
Carla
It's not just life-
It's an adventure!
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 30 2010 : 10:42:39 PM
Nope..still waiting. She seems to be in no hurry. Her udder was more full today...but not super full and shiny like usual on calving day so it will be at least tomorrow. I really thought it would be by now for sure!!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - May 30 2010 : 4:09:26 PM
Jenny, have you got a calf yet???? Just checking in.
Kris
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| sherrye |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 07:38:58 AM
wow mona you were up late last night. so still no calves for me. ida is a reg. dexter. we really call her crooked horn. she is the head of the pasture. this is her 2nd calf. i am going out there tomorrow and check her. she was due last tues. i was hoping to not need the vet till they all had calved. then i could run them through the chute and test them. there goes those well layed plans.lol i am now thinking your mona will calve before maddie or ida. i like the name ida also. she came with her name. its ida j mar chardonney. she is from idaho. very noisy girl. i think if she gets in trouble she will yell. happy calving sherrye
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 23 2010 : 12:00:31 AM
Mona still hasn't started bagging up much yet, but gosh she looks so ready otherwise. I love the name Ida...worked with a lady with that name once. Mona has just been very quiet today and rested alot..not as rambuctious as last week for sure..but curious. We had a family cookout in the backyard to thank some nephews who helped us roof our house a couple weeks ago and she was loving the extra attention.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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| sherrye |
Posted - May 22 2010 : 07:07:33 AM
hi jenny. i have my two cows acting the same way. went to kfc saw your post there. maddie has picked her corner of the field to have her calf in. she is getting closer. ida is over due. if no calf by monday i will have the vet out. waiting still sherrye keep us posted on mona
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 21 2010 : 9:31:48 PM
No signs really yet. Her pin bones are looser and she looks
"ready" back there but hasn't bagged up as much as she usually does so I know she won't likely be early.She actually looks very relaxed..haha. More than me!!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - May 21 2010 : 1:03:06 PM
Jenny, my friend's cow is older and she got milk fever right after calving a few weeks ago. She almost died. It was awful. But she got the calcium in her real quick and she is fine now. And the little heifer calf is so darn cute! Looks just like a deer. Just gorgeous.
So is Mona showing any signs yet? I can hardly stand this waiting. I know you can't. Good grief, this is worse than a pregnant person.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - May 20 2010 : 08:20:00 AM
Mona had it last year actually with her 3rd calf so I have dealt with it. I hope it doesn't happen again this year..but I am ready with calcium just in case.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
| windypines |
Posted - May 20 2010 : 04:21:16 AM
Hey Jenny, just wanted to add a thought for you, now that Mona is having her fourth calf. Keep a watchful eye out for milk fever. With Jerseys, they are more prone to get it, as they get older. My Summer had her 5th calf, last fall, and sure enough, she started acting a bit off. Called the vet, and got the calcuim in her before she went down.
Good luck Calving, to Mona.
Michele |
| sherrye |
Posted - May 19 2010 : 7:40:57 PM
she is looking big for sure. my cow ida in the pasture was due yesterday. still no calf. waiting happy days shery she is a beautiful girl sporting her horns.
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