Really,really nice Ruth! Thank you so much!

I sooo miss our morning visits! 

I miss your morning reports!  It ain't the same without ya!
 

As soon as I rehab from the next knee replacement surgery on the 23rd I'm gonna do my best to get my own wheels so I can go every morning again. My chances are slim, but one can hope! 

!!! Both Adults on Site
January 06, 2012 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:

Angel and Jack have been enjoying the mild weather today.   Angel, of course, on her favorite perch and Jack either by the nest box or over on the next ledge.  Neither of them seem to be inclined to do much other than bask in the sun and enjoy the warm air after several days of cold Arctic air.

Jack needs to give Archer some tips! lol 

  On day 19 in paradise I was treated to some fantastic flying by a pair of Red-tailed hawks and I shared some real close space with 6 Turkey vultures. Tomorrow is my last day here on Jac's Ranch and I am really hoping the bald eagle returns to say good bye!    Keep smiling y'all!

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  Interesting Bobbie! They look a lot like mockingbirds. 

  Red IS the best color! Thanks for sharing! 

PS

 Carol the best explanation I can give is that they put what they call a clean up bull with top quality genes in with inseminated heifers some of which it didn't take to make sure that they get pregnant. The bull knows which ones to mate with because if they are pregnant they don't go into heat. The bottom line is that they want a certain amount of calves in the same time frame for when they have a big sale. And they buy semen to insure no interbreeding but they sell way more than they buy. Does all that make sense!? PHEW!

And now onto day 18 in paradise...raptors return to my camera chip. Smile and enjoy!

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I had a great time when working with a couple of 7th Avenue buyers (born and raised in NYC) that thought the milk originated in the cardboard box!

Wait until they find out where eggs come from.

 

  Thanks Jeanne they are soooo beautiful! So glad they are off those chains and running free! 

Question.  My farm experience was with Dairy Cows back in the days before artificial insemination (you needed a real bull to get the job done).  The cows marked as bred, but not preggers, do they get another shot or do they go to the plate?

They get another shot. They just mark them so they can keep track. Mike tells me that the ones they inseminate artificially are also mated with bulls to ensure that they get prego. MOOOOOO!!!!!!  lol I also was told that they glue patches on their back side with sensors that tell the serial number of the heiffer when it gets mounted. This tells them who is in heat because the heiffers and bulls are kept separated and hormones drive the females to mount each other. I'm learning a lot here tho it's not really stuff I will ever use in my life unless I move to a cattle ranch!

  I sooo miss our morning visits! 

  Cute! 

Love the E Geese!! Very cool album today! 

Thanks D glad you liked it! Lots of E geese pics for ya!