It's the Butt Time of Year

Lined up for Butt inspection

The calendar makes it official.  Calving season has started.

It is the time of year to become infatuated with Butts.

It's all about trying to figure out who will calf when.  To be around just in case help is needed.

Butts.  Butts.  and more Butts.  Morning, noon, night and sometimes midnight.  Butts.

Here's the typical Butt check procedure.

Different angle for a different Butt view

As the Butts are observed, the same questions are asked:

Does it wobble with the walk?

Is walking possible?

Anything strange seeping out of the Butt?

Does the bag look tight?

Has the Butt changed since last inspection?

Most of those in our maternity ward do not mind the Butt observation drill.  It is just tolerated. For them it is the normal daily routine. 

Who is behind me?  Oh it's just the human Butt observant,....again

Butt sometimes (get the Butt humor?), there is a cow who likes to keep her Butt to herself.

If I stand in the corner by myself, maybe no one will try to look at my Butt

Butt that strategy does not work (ha ha again).  The Butt check has to happen.

Oh my 42, from the front you look like a swollen tick!

Okay 42, no hiding your Butt.  Let's see ya.

Can't a girl just be left just be left alone?

The swollen tick walks!

Butt check complete until next time.  

No red flags.  No sounding alarms.  All Butts checked out "okay".  

Final verdict?  All cows still pregnant and will calf when they are darn good and ready.  With or without a Butt check.

Butt regardless, Butt checks will continue, because we have to ask the same questions.  

We think we can predict when labor will begin.

Butt we know it can't be done.  Butt we can't help it.  We are infatuated with BUTTS.