Last weekend though, we did something I'm still not sure about. I have 2 favorite cows on the farm: T57 and X40. Big T is the boss cow. She's also nosey. Whenever we're working, it doesn't take long for Big T to show up at the nearest fence to see what's going on. X40 is lovable. And according to numbers published by the Angus Association, she's one of the top 10 cows in the entire country. We've gotten a lot of calls from interested buyers lately. I, however, will not consider selling her. So last weekend we loaded "Foe-tee" (I often pronounce her number like a gangster) and took her to a facility near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. This place is basically like a fertility clinic for cows. The vet will flush embryos from her and either freeze them and send them back home with us or put them into recipient cows that will come back to the farm and deliver an X40 calf. In fact, that's how we got X40 herself. We bought half interest in her mother and she came to us via a recip cow along with 2 sisters. But, that means 40 has to stay in Kentucky for a few weeks.
Today was the first day I was at the farm since she left, and I have to admit I missed her. I'm ready to load back up and go get her, and although I'm sure she's being well cared for, I'm quite anxious for the day when she can come back home. I don't like my cow babies being away from the farm. I'm afraid I might be an over-protective parent of a human child someday....
