Fixing

Joe came and helped milk this morning so I had help while Bruce milked the new heifers.  The forecast for today was supposed to include sun.  We didn't see much of it and it would have been helpful in drying stalks for bedding.  Bruce continued to spend most of the day working on the hay rake, first getting the hole drilled, and then putting all the pieces back together.  Ed didn't have as good of luck with his stalk shredder.  In the process of trying to get to the bearing they broke another piece which has to be ordered.  Time will tell if it comes on Friday or next week with a holiday mixed in the week.  Bruce took milk samples for cultures on the last 2 heifers that have freshened.  The results of the 3 I took in earlier in the week were good news so tonight we were able to milk 3 heifers along with the cows and only had to bleach the milker between the last 2.  Progress! Along with dropping off the milk samples I picked up 2 more bottles of antibiotics.  It is costing us $75 per cow and we had another one to treat tonight.  The good news is they respond very quickly.  Hopefully the nasal vaccine will start to help in the next few days.