KIRK: ‘The Annoying Neighbor Kid’
May 13, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Inquiring calves want the scoop when other cows are giving birth
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AMY KIRK: Dreaming about a mud room – it’s a rural thing
May 5, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Mudrooms vary in size but the one thing that’s collectively the same is that it’s a place where all things wet, mud and manure-covered are kept when not being worn. Continue Reading
AMY KIRK: Mud, Murphy’s Law and calving
April 29, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Midwestern weather leaves room for doubt when deciding spring schedule.
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AMY KIRK: The ranch style kitchen table
April 20, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The kitchen table is a piece of furniture that serves the necessary purpose of providing a surface for mannerly eating. I wish I could say that happens at ours, but I’ve not been overly successful in achieving that with my family. It has successfully served us in numerous other ways it wasn’t intended for, though.
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AMY KIRK: One too many women in my husband’s life
April 14, 2013 in The Daily Republic
Normally I harass my husband that he has one too many women in his life because of how much he fusses over our cows, but I decided it was time to give it a rest.
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AMY KIRK: Hand over the hand-me-downs
April 7, 2013 in The Daily Republic
More than once I have perused the women’s section of winter work wear at various farm and ranch stores, tried a pair on, convinced myself to buy them, then made the mistake of looking at the price tag.
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AMY KIRK: Reading ear tags
March 22, 2013 in The Daily Republic
What looks like a 7 is a 2, what looks like an 8 is a 6, and 6′s look like 5′s.
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AMY KIRK: Cows with an Attitude
March 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic
I usually can’t remember calving details of every cow unless we’ve had a memorable relationship with them and even then I rarely remember them by their eartag numbers.
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AMY KIRK: Sorting springers
March 11, 2013 in The Daily Republic
The ranch task of sorting springers (cows that start showing early signs of calving) could be described as calving season “busy work” consisting of a time-consuming activity that involves sorting out cows that mislead livestock handlers into thinking the cows are going to have their calves soon.
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