Life and Death on the Wanch

Had a new girl join the herd. She was born on 19 August.

She's the daughter of Whisslemor. Her pappa is a red, polled bull back on the farm where I bought her momma.

Another girl for Red's harem when she gets older. 

That brings his harem up to 5 registered Dexter girls and 2 dairy cross girls (most of them pregnant, and due either in a few months or in the springtime). We also have 3 steers fattening up for next year's market, and Red's 3 registered daughters will be sold this fall. Finally building the right type of herd (mostly red in color with a few polled), and starting to make money.

50% chance this new little one will be horned vs polled. Either way, she is a welcome addition. I plan to pull her off momma next week when the temperatures finally drop, so we can tag her and bottle feed her. Her momma is a little wild, and I need this girl to be gentle and comfortable around people.

Fortunately the deaths were fish and not livestock. Because of high temps and no rain the past several weeks, our pond is down over 3 feet. Without rain adding more oxygen to the pond, I have too much well water pumping into it. This phenomena only seems to affect our younger black crappie - the species which just happens to be the best tasting fish in the pond. I found several along the bank this week. Hasn't killed any of the bluegill, bass, or grass carp. It started raining again this week, with more in the forecast, so hopefully we are on the mend.