Tooth Fairy
o bovines have tooth fairies? I have no idea. Yesterday morning at chore time Jane looked like she was trying to spit something out, and she was. One of her baby teeth. We saw it hit the ground and then couldn’t find it for a while. Reminds me of looking for hay equipment parts in the field, you saw it drop or go flying, but locating it is a miracle sometimes. It takes up to 4 years for a cow to get all her permanent teeth, going by cattle dentition charts, at age 3 Jane is about done with cutting teeth.
bovine temporary molar
Thanks heavens for that! I want Jane to keep her weight up this lactation. She is building a little condition now that she is dry.
nap time – waiting for the tooth fairy
Wide load – grass on the left, calf on the right
I’m sleepy
biodynamic pasture inoculant – nose dew
I miss spending more time with Jane, but busy spring activities don’t allow it right now when she is dry. Getting the gardens whipped into shape and the grazing rotation down are taking up my time now. Soon it will be late May and Jane’s new baby will be here before I know it, then we’ll be spending lots of time together 😀
Throwback at Trapper Creek 
LOVE these photos of Jane with her Mama! She looks so content and happy….and sleepy! 🙂 I’m sure the tooth fairy will bring her something very delicious!! 🙂
Chris, those late pregnancy naps are the best. She got some extra apples…hopefully that qualifies.
she is so sweet. i love how the baby lays next to her!
Jaz, it’s still in her tummy!
I live cow teeth, especially those big, square perfect front ones! They make me smile. 🙂
It’s always so fun to find them!
Great Captures – thanks for sharing! Happy Weekend:)
CA, thanks – you too!
Good times 🙂 And you did figure out something to blog about!
AA, watching Jane spit out that tooth did it! The camera is full of greenhouse stuff too…
You are so funny – grass on the left, calf on the right ;-). Were you hoping to “pinch an inch”?
Marilyn, yeah, maybe. She likes a good scratch, it made her put her head down so she must have like it 🙂
Jane is looking great!
thanks!
When she’s dry, do you go through any milking routines with her to keep her in practice, or do you start over again once she calves?
Jason, no she’s the bomb, and bomb proof, I’ve only been kicked when I deserve it 🙂
She is a doll face 🙂
Jane is looking well, nice to see her with some ‘meat on her bones’ 🙂
Mch, yeah she is lookin’ good.
Oooo, ya, that’s the spot…mmmmm……zzzzzzzzzzz
Love Jane ❤
Sprng sunshine, birds on the wing, and a peaceful moment. Pretty soon your rubber boots can have a rest. Jane radiates great care. You can almost see the grass growing, too. Have a wonderful weekend.
So many nice heifers get sold between two and three or so because they aren’t milking well because of changing teeth. We wait for them to get that over with, and thus have many cows still milking at seven…eight…nine…even twelve. We had one live to just under voting age and still milking at 19
TC, it’s been a tough go for Jane this past winter, I’m hoping she’s about done. I like the older cows that know the ropes, sure can make life much easier, unless they are brats of course.
Thinking of you and Boss everyday as I make my way around the fields clipping brush! Thank heavens for grass coming on.