A not so peaceful night...

So standing outside in the warm spring evening at around 8:30pm, all is calm.  It is just starting to sprinkle, the wind is rustling the branches and leftover leaves from last year and all you can hear are the crickets chirping.  Oh, and MOOING...lots and lots of mooing followed by lots and lots of MAAING from their little calves.  You see, Dave's on the "manure list" not because of me, but because of the mama cows.  They are the ones that have a problem with him.  Our mama's are so good, they will allow their calves to feed forever unless we intervene.  Those calves continue to nurse so much that the mothers begin to look weary.  So last night Dave decided to separate the calves from their mothers.  Even though they can still have contact and sleep next to them, because it's on the other side of gated panels, it's unacceptable.  So all night long you hear the chorus of moos and maas and that will continue for another day or two when everyone finally understands (or at the very least loses their voice) and all is peaceful again.  For now, the mooing gets to be so intense at times that our female dog is too scared to stay outside on this beautiful day for long.

So Dave is on the manure list and let's just say he better be working on getting some brownie points to be put back on the good list.  Let's hope the mamas don't get fed up tonight and start banging on our back door demanding the release of their babies from their stall.  If that happens...I'm going to bed, Dave can take care of the rest.