Thursday 6 November 2008

 
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The first five dry cows come in for the winter.

11 comments:

Elizabeth said...

Quite a treat to come to your rural part of the world from Manhattan.
Always a dream of mine to live on a farm - though I know it is a huge amount of work.

Reader Wil said...

Hey Weaver of grass this must be a wonderful stable for these cows, They can walk about and lay down if they want. Thanks for your visit.

BT said...

And here they are all warm and dry for the winter. It's been so wet in Ireland, I'm amazed that many of the cows seem to stay outside.

Gina
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Janice Thomson said...

We had a couple Holstein on our farm too and a Guernsey as well whose milk was unbelievable though she produced much less. These photos bring back such wonderful memories of growing up on the farm.

The Weaver of Grass said...

Yes elizabeth - we are worlds apart yet enjoy reading each other's blogs!

The Weaver of Grass said...

Yes, reader wil, this is a lovely winter house for the cows as they get plenty of fresh air (one side of the building is open) and yet a nice cosy home - and they can see what is going on.

The Weaver of Grass said...

We once stayed on a farm near Tralee, BT and the farmer's wife said "nobody comes to Ireland for the weather."

The Weaver of Grass said...

Guernseys are lovely Janice - we have an ice cream parlour near us where the ice cream is made with milk from the Guernsey herd. I was there an hour ago having a strawberry ice!

Liz said...

One thing about wintering cattle Weaver there's plenty of organic material for the garden. Great photo. We don't have the Guernsey here though I've heard they're great house cows. All mine are either Jersey or Fresian-Jersey cross. We've cut right down to five. Our winter was just horrific. Hope yours will be a little better.

Rob said...

I used to like the cows coming inside, there was something cozy about it but by the time spring came I couldn't wait to get them back out again!

Gwil W said...

Have been to the same dairy farm for my summer holidays for last 9 years.
I love going in the cowshed to see the new calves. Last summer one was born a bit earlier than expected and of course during night; and without any help from anybody!