More news from Ocean-View
Here’s the latest from Tim!
It’s Thursday, and Glenn Mickelson arrived today. Only thing is he arrived without one of his suitcases! We walked around the farm and discussed the things that needed to be done. I had been on the roof of the hay barn earlier today with a hose washing off the dust and other various objects the birds left behind. It is amazing how far one can see by being 20-30 feet off the ground on a slippery tin roof.
Daryl is getting ready for the herd health check tomorrow and anticipating the results of the blue tongue tests that they ran on some 90 head of cattle for the sale. Hope it turns out well. A couple more cows calved today, but this time at least one heifer.
Pam has been working on ads and working on arrangements for the weekend wedding. The house is full of flowers as Pam is making all the flowers and arrangements for the wedding.
17 days until the sale.
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16 days until the sale and Glenn’s suitcase arrived this afternoon. Glenn and I climbed back up on the roof of the hay shed to do a bit of touch up painting on the Ocean View Sign and some white trim. We were landscapers today, putting rocks around the roses and removing unwanted grass.
Daryl working with the vet most of the morning on the vet check. The results came in from the blue tongue test, and only one baby calf came back positive out of 90 some tests. Pam is gone today working on flower arrangements for tomorrow. Pam and I took a trip to Home Depot to pick up an arbor for the wedding ceremony tomorrow.
Glenn and I walked around a bit this afternoon scoping out some of the cows in the herd and some of the sale heifers. I am not sure yet what everything is, but it looks like a powerful group of heifers that they are selling. The Blitz heifers are easy to pick out. Glenn noticed a sweet young black calf in the calf barn. Daryl said she was a Durham from the Jewel family and that she sells in the sale.