There is never a dull moment around the farm! Let me repeat myself, There is NEVER a dull moment around the farm!! This morning was one of those mornings!
Logan had left early this morning to go up to one of the pastures to see if he could find a few cows that are missing. I, of course, slept in! Logan called me around 9:00 this morning and told me that he was on his way back. He was going to check a few crops and told me that I should make breakfast because he was hungry. I get up and started walking out to the kitchen. I had forgot my phone in the bedroom so I went back to get it and when I went back I happened to look out the window. When I looked out I see 3 calves walking in the backyard. I watch them for a few seconds and then they start to run. I run into the office to see where they are going and they are already on the gravel road and starting to head North. I quick call Logan and tell him that he has 3 calves out. He tells me to go outside, get the 4-wheeler (which is on the trailer) and bring them back so they don't get into the corn fields. Ok. So I quickly put on sweatpants, slip on my nike sandals, and out the door I go. I get around the corner of the shed, and all I see is a gate that is laying on the ground and calves EVERYWHERE! (Insert swear word here!!)
I quickly get my phone out (luckily I brought it out with me) and call Logan. I tell him that the gate is on the ground, calves are everywhere and there are only about 10 calves left in the lot. (Remind you that there are 90 total calves out there right now--THANK GOD the rest of them aren't back yet!!) I tell Logan--I can't do this myself! Is Rick (the hired man) around? I NEED HELP!! He says ok, try and keep them out of the corn fields, I will round up some help.
I get off the phone and realize that my sweatpants and nike sandals are not going to cut this job. I run back into the house, throw on jeans, socks, and my cowgirl boots. I run back outside and over to the trailer with the 4-wheeler. I undo the pins, put the ramp down, start the 4-wheeler up and off I go. I bring the 4-wheeler around the shed and all I see is about 15 calves walking through the backyard, going to the road, and heading North. I slam on the gas and get the 4-wheeler in front of the calves, turn around and start pushing them back home. While I am pushing them back to where they belong, 30 more calves are already heading towards me. I get off the 4-wheeler and start walking towards them pushing them back.
By this time, Rick and his son have showed up and are now helping me push the calves back into the lots. Now, to put them back in, they have to walk along a fence line, through billions of trees and weeds, turn the corner and then they can go back into the lot. So Rick, his son, and I are walking through these trees pushing the calves back. While we are walking, Logan shows up and takes the 4-wheeler to try and find the 3 calves from the beginning that I had to let go otherwise I would have had a disaster! Rick and his son keep pushing all of the calves back towards the lots, and I go stand in the gap by the gate so they can only go into the lots. They all come out of the trees from the side we want them to and walk into the lots. That is until a few come out from behind me. Rick and I quickly move so they go in the gap that I was blocking. Rick's son stands at the other end where they are supposed to come out at so they can't go back through the trees again. Long story short, after about 40-45 min, all of the calves are back in the lot safe and accounted for. Oh, right after we had all of the calves in, Roger and Shay (Logan's dad and brother) show up to help. Sorry boys, work is done!
The guys fixed the gate and off everyone went. I was inside before Logan, and when Logan came in I said, Hey, hows it going? Best day of your life? He just looks at me, smiles, and laughed. All I have to say is 1. It's a dang good thing I was here to notice all of the calves were out or we would have had a disaster. 2. I think I deserve an award for being cowgirl of the year. And 3. LOOK AT THIS CITY GIRL TO FARM GIRL!!!!
I couldn't get any pictures while this was happening because I was too in the moment, but here are the little turds walking back into the lot for good!
Farm Girl Tip #40: ALWAYS look out your window every morning to see if there are calves in your back yard.
Farm Girl Tip #41: If there are calves in your backyard, go push them back in so you can save the day and be farm girl of the year!
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