Erick Doyle actually had to return east to raise buffalo. Everyone took turns managing the store, too. If it weren't for the fact I was so involved with bookkeeping and how the business ran, I wouldn't have moved back to this. Buffalo are hardy animals, resistant to disease and ornerily self-sufficient, but the days are long and full. The seasons dictate life on the farm.
Spring is busy with planting, calving and caring for the animals.
All get shots and ear tags and the cows are dehorned. The buffalo are coaxed into a series of metal chutes where they can be secured for the various procedures. With summer comes hay season. The Readington Buffalo Farm uses somewhere in excess of 8,000 bales. By fall the other crops are ready.