Garry was sick with flu-like symptoms the day after the heifer arrived, and so I went out to the barn and fed and watered Zera (her name is much longer but the beginning sounds like Zera) a couple times on the first day of homeschooling (Friday). She managed to escape and join the village herd as they went out of the village on Saturday morning. Looks like we need fencing around the garden, and a way to close the barn doors so the cows can’t get out. By the time Garry had her back home from the pond and paid a finder’s fee, he was ready for a rest.
Victor came mid –morning with Dasha and the boys, so Garry went out to help with a few things. After lunch Garry took a nap and then went out to help with rebuilding the cinderblock wall of the shed- the one where one side fell down after they cleaned up.
Sunday morning Garry and Maxim jumped out of the car on the way to church to check if the millet is growing- you can’t see any in the picture but some is about ½ inch, pretty thin yet, doesn’t look real promising for making that silage next month! More rain and sun please!
The rebuilding project continued on Monday, along with some electrical work in the barn. Maxim was disking up a field we are renting. Garry and Victor went and arranged to purchase a herd of 25 cows nearby- we aren’t sure how they will work out as they are hand milked three times a day, but most are supposed to calve Jan- Feb, so Garry thinks that we will hire people to hand milk them until the equipment arrives, then we’ll try to milk them with machines and see how they adjust. Any way he is supposed to get them when he’s ready for them- and after they get their health checks done- we’ll keep you posted.
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