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No black morning

webfoot

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Well it is a 3 calf morning. But not a black calf morning. Normally buying these one and done cows it is a real rainbow herd. Not so much this year. There is 4 red white faced cows, 4 solid red cows, and Charlie the Charolais. The other 55 are all either black or baldie cows. None of the white face cows look straight Hereford. No line backs. This morning there is a white face cow with a red brockle faced calf. Red calf that looks like red Angus cross. Big rangy white face cow with a yellow white faced calf. Probably a Char cross. And a solid black cow with a red white faced calf. Hmmmm genetics at work. What did Forest Gump's mother say about a box of chocolates? Tagged 6 calves yesterday. All of them either solid black or black brockle faced.
 
The dogs had dirtied up my binoculars so I couldn't read the cow's numbers. I went back around 10:00 on the quad with good glasses. Found another brand new calf. This one was black. Back around 1:00 and found yet another black calf. Now up to 5 calves today. I joked with the wife that every time I go out there today there is another new calf. So I went out a little after 3:00. I guess I didn't wait long enough. No new calf but #51 had the water bag out. So the 6th calf of the day should arrive shortly. 6 calves in a day....... that is 10% of my little herd.
 

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