Luna, my Randall Lineback dairy cow, has been a bit fussy of late. It seems that dairy cows are happiest when they are bred, and Luna has been open since last August when she calved.
She was perfectly happy until we weaned Stella, her calf, and separated them, but she’s becoming a bit of a terrorist these days, expressing her displeasure LOUDLY every time she see me, hitting me with her giant head if I’m too slow to get her feed in the trough.
Since Luna has made her feelings very clear on this matter, I spoke with Emily and we’ve made arrangements to have her picked up this Saturday and sent back to the farm she came from for re-breeding. We could have her bred much closer to home, but, since Randall Linebacks are a conservation breed (the livestock version of endangered), I feel responsible for making sure she’s carrying on the line.
In spite of her recent brattiness, I am going to miss that cow mightily until she returns.