A big day on the farm today. The feeder calves are finally sold. Which means the 
calves from last year are going to a feed lot in PEI to be fed by someone else until they are ready for beef. Which also means we will get some money! Super important. The kids had a half day today and of course Connor asked if he could stay home to help. Which came as no surprise because he is so into the beef cattle. They had to load about 15 at a time from the beef barn into a stock trailer and haul them over to the Church parking lot 
and load them onto a two level tractor trailer. Sound impressive? Well I went to watch today for the first time and I was impressed. These little calves......who each weigh around 700 lbs, and there was 55 of them to move don't just walk up and get into the trailer. Jeff's Dad and Uncle came to help run the calves in. Connor's job is to stand behind the cement wall and reach over and keep the trailer door open. Some things are better if a mother does not see. The first load went well until they went to leave to get the next load and one of the calves got out of the tractor trailer and took off down the road, heading for home. So Jeff ran after it to make sure it kept going in
the right direction. Now, my dear hubby is cute and all but not in the shape he used to be and let me tell you when we got the calf back to the beef barn, Jeff was in a sweat. It was neat to see and we are happy they are gone. Jeff and Connor went to Truro to help the calves get weighed and hopefully will come home with a cheque. Later
calves from last year are going to a feed lot in PEI to be fed by someone else until they are ready for beef. Which also means we will get some money! Super important. The kids had a half day today and of course Connor asked if he could stay home to help. Which came as no surprise because he is so into the beef cattle. They had to load about 15 at a time from the beef barn into a stock trailer and haul them over to the Church parking lot 
and load them onto a two level tractor trailer. Sound impressive? Well I went to watch today for the first time and I was impressed. These little calves......who each weigh around 700 lbs, and there was 55 of them to move don't just walk up and get into the trailer. Jeff's Dad and Uncle came to help run the calves in. Connor's job is to stand behind the cement wall and reach over and keep the trailer door open. Some things are better if a mother does not see. The first load went well until they went to leave to get the next load and one of the calves got out of the tractor trailer and took off down the road, heading for home. So Jeff ran after it to make sure it kept going in
the right direction. Now, my dear hubby is cute and all but not in the shape he used to be and let me tell you when we got the calf back to the beef barn, Jeff was in a sweat. It was neat to see and we are happy they are gone. Jeff and Connor went to Truro to help the calves get weighed and hopefully will come home with a cheque. Later
4 comments:
That is too funny!! I am sure your husband didn't think so. It is great that Conner is so into the cow biz. It probally is in his blood.
Amazing.... just boggles my mind, how hard a farmer has to work each day, but what a gratifying existence. Oh, by the way, I love Connor.. but alas, I am too old for him. He has told me so!!
Great new look, Josee :)
Thanks for sharing A Day in the life of a Farmer... something that needs to be more publicized. They work so hard and FEED so many people AND are never recognized!
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