All heck broke loose yesterday afternoon ... all sorts of hooting, whistling, shouting, hollering ... I figured the neighbors were having a cattle roundup. Maybe an hour later, I saw the gal who runs their little farm store walking our fence line (our side of the fence). I called to her if she was looking for something- she replied she’d talked to mom & was looking for what sounded like a ‘cat’ but I figured it was ‘calf’. Mom told me later they were missing 6 calves.
The hoopla went on for about another hour, then all went quiet. I hope they found the calves. If not, they need to call the sheriff so if stray calves are reported, they’ll know who the owners are. If the calves are not found, I wonder if they were rustled? It happens ... that’s a lot of money on the hoof.
The noisy & nosy crows that hang around here have been extra annoying. I suspect they are looking for a lost buddy. I can tell them where he/she is .... a pile of black feathers at the base of our power pole after landing on the wrong spot & tripping the transformer.
Bunbun is still here ... has not eaten the hostas plus I’m too busy with the groundhogs. Bunbun was in the barn lean-to yesterday I guess just checking out what is going on in there.
My cow neighbors (moobors?) are ‘back”. They’ve been in a back field the last 2 weeks where I could only catch a glimpse of them. I’ve missed them! Now they’re in the field just across the road. The calves are still in the herd ... another month or so & I suspect they’ll be leaving. The moms are pregnant with the calves coming next winter so they don’t need a 6 month old calf still nursing occasionally.
No snakes/Timbers, coyotes, or bears and I hope it stays that way.
I kind of miss having ‘Stew’ close at hand, but it is fun to watch him in the pasture, interacting with the Heifers. He’s their Team Mascot, LOL!