Aug 31-2008 Learning to A.I.

I appoligize, I've been MIA on blogging lately. We have been really busy here. We are trying to finish hay chopping, since corn will be ready soon. The weather has been really nice here.

My brother is doing chores at our neighbors for the week. He is kinda working on buying into their farm eventually. They have about 60 cows. His girlfriend Heather and him do all the chores and milking almost all of the time now. Everything except anything to do with the cow's female reproductive parts that is ;) Thats up to us girls, or so he says. I think I've got Heather to do it though. I'm amazed how this "city" girl has taken to farming. I think she is better than my brother at milking.

The other day my bro said there was a cow in heat, so I told him Becky or me would come over after chores. Becky went with Abby to a o.b. doctor appt. So, I went over. I don't mind, I like breeding cows- that sounds kinda weird huh... Anyway, my bro showed me the cow and told me what bull to use. He said I should teach Heather to ai. I thought she would hate this idea, but she was actually curious. He had to go into town for feed, so me and Heather went to work. I loaded the ai gun, and pulled a breeding glove on. I kinda jokinly handed Heather a glove and asked Her if she wanted to try it. She actually said she would if it was ok. So, she stuffed a glove in her pocket. When I learned to AI, the instructor put her arm in the cow with mine, so she could "show me" what I was searching for. This really helped me, so since Heather has small hands, I figured we could try it. Lots of lube is required, and I wouldn't try it on a virgin heifer :)

Heather pulled on her glove, and I told her to push her arm in the cow, and I would follow. This was an un-lucky cow I thought. I pushed my arm in beside hers (And to think my brother is missing this) I found the cervix and showed it to Heather. I introduced the ai gun in the cow, and begun guiding it through the vagina. I got it to the cervix, and asked Heather if she wanted to inject the semen. Ipulled my arm out (much to the cows releif). She explored a little, and injected the semen. I asked her what she thought, and she said its really not that bad. She wants to do the next cow on her own, so well see how that goes.