Udder watch

The heifer has started to develop an udder! She is due in three days and her udder has started to fill up. She is still not doing the waddle (when their pelvic ligaments all loosen up) but as you can see is pretty lopsided.

She's still in with the others until her udder is well and truly there, then will move next door to the flatter paddock which connects to the yards. Fingers crossed we don't need to get her into the yards and that the calf just pops out no worries.

Apparently they can bag up (get an udder) a lot earlier than cows who've calved before. She's looking a bit thinner than the others so I guess the calf is already taking a bit out of her. Her maternity paddock has been empty for a while so there is some grass in there for her and it's not tooooo soggy. Should have enough hay for her too once the calf comes.

Piggies are getting friendlier by the day and spend more time wandering around their pen instead of hiding under the hay. Still not keen on eating much apart from their pellets! Spoilt... think they have been talking to the chooks and are getting to be fussy eaters.

Poo picked yesterday to start a compost pile for the garden, once the weed killer has done its thing will rotary hoe it and dig in the horse poo then start planting. Have some tomato seedlings from dad already and will get some peas, corn, zucchini and spring onions soon too.