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Henrietta and Baby Number Four

Posted on March 8, 2017 by

Sunday, March 5th was a busy morning here at the farm. I cared for one new heifer calf right away at 5:00, another heifer at about 9:00, and then I went back to our pregnant cow pen again about 11:00 … Continue reading →

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Henrietta: Almost 5

Posted on August 23, 2016 by

It’s been a long while since I’ve written an update on our blog cow, Henrietta. She will be five years old next month, and it’s high time for some details.  Henrietta still lives here on our dairy farm, gets milked … Continue reading →

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The Blog Cow and Baby Number Three

Posted on November 10, 2015 by

It has been a beautiful start to November. We’ve got most of the normal autumn warmth of September, and I’m choosing to believe winter is still a ways in the distance. Last year, you might remember we went from this … Continue reading →

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Five Years

Posted on September 20, 2015 by

Happy five years — to me! Yes, five years ago I created a wordpress site and wrote my first post here on Cow Spots and Tales.  My blogiversary also means it’s the birthday of our blog cow, Henrietta. She turns … Continue reading →

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Grandma Cow

Posted on June 13, 2015 by

I haven’t done a check-in with our blog cow, Henrietta, in quite awhile, but now seems like the perfect time. Yesterday afternoon Etta became a grandma! Her oldest daughter, Sophia, became a mom to a white bull calf. Mom and … Continue reading →

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