No sleep tonight...

[Nicos]

Looks like the farmer has taken the calves from their mothers in the field next to our house...quick trip to the slaughterhouse

Mothers crying out like mad...lasted 3 days and nights last year.
Poor things.

Veggie supper for the next couple of days methinks!

[Polly Fouracre]

Been there, done that. Was told they forget after a day or so. I believe people were told that about Jewish mothers in the pogroms.

[lynda66]

i always hated that part of farming, to go through a whole pregnancy and birth mother it, then it get taken away a day or so later ..............they may 'only' be cows, but they still have feelings

[Cloud]

Well I am Human and I don't have none

[coomber]

went through that about a month ago lasted 3 or 4 days

[BrideXIII]

Well I am Human and I don't have none

Fine, I'll be around to remove all your veggies later

[lynda66]

Well I am Human and I don't have none

i'm sure that someone with a mean streak could add barely to that comment .... not me of course, I'm a good gurl

[SarzWix]

Nicos
Hope you've got some good ear-plugs?!

Cloud, are you in wind-up mode tonight? Go and try saying summat nice on a thread, I'm sure you can manage if you really try

[piskieinboots]

*pours yorkshire pudding down sink

[lynda66]

i had stir fried garden veg and noodles, couldn't face the steak in the freezer

[shirlthegirl43]

LOL, has anyone considered that the mummy cows might just be partying on down after gaining their freedom

[areia]

well i currently have a foster bun with 7, 4 weeks old babies and shes always trying to escape,

on a serious note its not a nice experience they do have feelings, was bad enough when i did young farmers and we used to show them and at the end when they were brought back to the school the calfs used to go to the slaughter house, very hard to explain to kids what happens to animal they have grown close to

[Nicos]

10 cows...all night. One of them got a sore throat now.

I suppose the 'up' thing of all this is that the calves have been with their mothers since they were born in the spring and their father too. ( he was whisked away whilst the deed was done)

[Headfry]

heartbreaking!

[SueA]

I couldn't bear that Nicos, that's one of the reasons I don't eat meat, I think it's arrogant of us to think only we have feelings. Remind me never to move to live next to a farm!