Everyone always talks about the good days of homesteading, the produce from your garden, the kids being born, your children growing. But very few talk about the bad days. I know they don’t happen often, thankfully, but they do happen.
There will be injury and there will be death. We had this happen just last year. I got an email from a friend that she could get me some cows for cheap. Like really cheap. I got a heifer and a bull for 150. That is for both of them. I jumped at it. I mean who wouldn’t right? Well I found out right quick that I didn’t know enough about cows at the time. I hate myself for jumping so fast now, but I thought at the time, “they are ruminants, it’ll be just like raising goats.”
I was so wrong! No matter what I did, I could not save the heifer. We had her for a week before she passed. I still have her ear tag. I know idea that cows and goats were so different. We did manage to save the bull though. I wish that I could blame the breeder but I know that it was my fault because I did not do my research before getting them. It was a “now or never” type deal. I learned so very much from that girl though and I think about her all the time.
I wish that I had done my research before bringing her here, but hindsight is 20/20 right. So I know better now, but like I said bad days do happen and you need to be prepared for that. It’s not always sunshine and roses on a homestead, but of course that is what we usually put out there.
Have a great day!
Renee
Sadly bad days happen everywhere. I am sorry 🙁 I always dread the bad days.
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I’m so sorry for your loss and thanks for your transparency.
I am so sorry for your loss I know it’s not easy to be transparent wit this kind of things, I appreciate you being transparent with us.
Yes, there are bad days too. And those bad days make us stronger and sometime wiser.
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So sorry for your loss. It makes a stronger and a lot wiser, and teaches us a lesson that we have to do our research on animals and anything else that we want to purchase.
I’m glad that the bull was able to to do well, I know a loss like that with the heifer must’ve been a very hard one to stomach and harder to admit to.
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Oh no, I’m so sorry to hear that. At least you were honest about the situation.
I am so sorry for your loss. I’ve recently experienced loss, and it isn’t easy at all.
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I’m sorry about the cow, but life is not a bed of roses, for sure. Bad days are part of it.
That is interesting that they are so different to care for. I’m sure you did your best and had a good home for them.
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Uh, so sorry to hear about Heifer 🙁 ! But at least you tried your best to save her!
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I am so sorry for your loss. I watch a sheep farmer and she said its always tough losing a baby sheep. But that the good far outweighs the bad. The poor girl probably already was sick when you got her. 🙁 But I am sure she knew you loved her and tried your best.
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Sorry to hear that… I guess she’s already sick when you brought her home. Thank you for sharing this story, reminds us how to take care of animals.