Today we weighed all the calves that have been born so far. We used the orange scale that you see in the picture with Hannah and the calf we named Flo. It is important to weigh the calves so we know how much they grow. If a cow has lots of milk for the calf then it will grow faster.
We also put tags in their ears so we know which calf is which. If a calf is sick we need to bring in the cow and the calf - so we need to know which calf belongs to which cow. Also on the tag we put the name of the sire (or father) of the calf. The calves also get a tatoo just in side the ear. In one ear we put the number just in case the calf loses it tag. The other ear we put the PMRB which is our farm tatoo that is registered with the Red Angus Association of America.
See me with Flo one of the twins that we feed a bottle. We put her name on the front and number on the back of the tag. Dad uses a dremel with these special tags - that way the number doesn't wear away - its ground in.
See you later
Isaac
