"Saturdays are usually quiet around the farm." we told our new interpreter... well, that wasn't true this past Saturday! We had really strong winds which knocked out the electricity and damaged two of the barns.
We also had 60 cows stranded on the rotary. After about an hour and a half we learned how to turn it manually. We had to use a truck and tow strap to get it started, and once we had enough momentum going, about 20 people pushed and continued it rotating until we were able to get all the cows off. It was quite a sight! Unfortunately, we were both too busy pushing and weren't able to get a picture!
We were without power for 4.5 hours. Where is that generator we ordered back in December???
We are now milking 1260 cows and we are still waiting for another 800 to have their first calf and join the milking herd.
Today is Russian Orthodox Easter and things are much quieter today, so far!
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