Life on the farm isn't always pleasant. Things happen. We had one of those things happen last Friday. One of our cows went down. She appeared to have a spinal injury. We treated her with an anti inflammatory and waited. Well, she never showed any improvement and today we put her down. No, I'm not particularly attached to these cows. They're pretty cows, nice, friendly cows, but they're our income on the farm. We had this girl butchered today and it looks like she's going to be good hamburger. I am so thankful that she's not going to be wasted. We had no cattle to butcher this year and now we do. Thank you Lord.
You should have seen my children out there with the butcher as he showed them the organs and explained his findings. Seems our cow had a heart problem and had some calcification causing a large blockage in her heart. So went the biology lesson today.
Later, after the butcher had left, my children went out and cut up the gut pile and hauled it away into the woods. My son said he doesn't thing anything will ever gross him out again. Way to go guys.
So, no pictures today, and I'd be pretty thankful for that.
Oct 10, 2011
That's Farm Life
Life on the farm isn't always pleasant. Things happen. We had one of those things happen last Friday. One of our cows went down. She appeared to have a spinal injury. We treated her with an anti inflammatory and waited. Well, she never showed any improvement and today we put her down. No, I'm not particularly attached to these cows. They're pretty cows, nice, friendly cows, but they're our income on the farm. We had this girl butchered today and it looks like she's going to be good hamburger. I am so thankful that she's not going to be wasted. We had no cattle to butcher this year and now we do. Thank you Lord.
You should have seen my children out there with the butcher as he showed them the organs and explained his findings. Seems our cow had a heart problem and had some calcification causing a large blockage in her heart. So went the biology lesson today.
Later, after the butcher had left, my children went out and cut up the gut pile and hauled it away into the woods. My son said he doesn't thing anything will ever gross him out again. Way to go guys.
So, no pictures today, and I'd be pretty thankful for that.
You should have seen my children out there with the butcher as he showed them the organs and explained his findings. Seems our cow had a heart problem and had some calcification causing a large blockage in her heart. So went the biology lesson today.
Later, after the butcher had left, my children went out and cut up the gut pile and hauled it away into the woods. My son said he doesn't thing anything will ever gross him out again. Way to go guys.
So, no pictures today, and I'd be pretty thankful for that.
3 comments:
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Cary Ann said...
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Sorry about your cow but at the same time proud for all your beef for your freezer. LOl..very grateful there were no pictures *smile* :) Hope you have a great day.
Cary Ann -
October 11, 2011 at 2:16 PM
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Jessica said...
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Well all go in the end. Cows not in pain and there will be beef in the freezer. Your post had me kinda giggling at the same time. It is amazing how kids get right into that stuff ours is the same.
Take care -
October 11, 2011 at 3:46 PM
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Mama Pea said...
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A very important life's lesson learned in more than one way, I'm sure. What a wonderful way for kids to learn . . . where their meat comes from, that death happens unexpectedly, and that they now know some of the whole process of raising animals. And that blessings come out of strange circumstances.
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October 11, 2011 at 9:56 PM
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3 comments:
Sorry about your cow but at the same time proud for all your beef for your freezer. LOl..very grateful there were no pictures *smile* :) Hope you have a great day.
Cary Ann
Well all go in the end. Cows not in pain and there will be beef in the freezer. Your post had me kinda giggling at the same time. It is amazing how kids get right into that stuff ours is the same.
Take care
A very important life's lesson learned in more than one way, I'm sure. What a wonderful way for kids to learn . . . where their meat comes from, that death happens unexpectedly, and that they now know some of the whole process of raising animals. And that blessings come out of strange circumstances.
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