This was first published March 27, 2012. P.S. That annoying sound in the video is my camera! Grasshoppa, Are you ready? Here is the birth of the calf that I teased you with the other day. I did not edit this, because I wanted you to see the delivery in real time. This is cow 437…
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Calving Video
Why I ever think I can get a video uploaded in a speedy and efficient manner is beyond me… Nevertheless, here it is, twelve hours late!
Eye Roll Emoji Continued
(Continued from yesterday) We’d found the calf. Momma had hightailed it over a hill in search of it. Insert eye roll. Victoria and her son Matthew had quickly followed her trying to get ahead and turn her around. Turning a cow on foot isn’t easy, trying it in snow and mud makes it fairly impossible….
Eye Roll Emoji
Sometimes… cows can remember a hole in the fence they went through ages ago, sometimes… they can’t remember where they left their calf. Insert eye roll here. Was it on this side of the road or that side? Victoria and kids are here over spring break and when we finally arrived to see if the…
I’m Game
Finally. A day I could run down and get my baby calf fix. I’ve felt a bit left out. My standard checking of our heifers I gave up years ago when I moved to this place. I do usually make it to the calving shed before now, cleaning pens, putting heifers in, helping where I…
#TBT: Nice, Kitty, Kitty, v2.0
This was first posted March 13, 2010. Last year’s entry about today’s event was labeled “Herding Cats“. In it, I elaborated how much moving baby calves was a painful, frustrating process which let me lose my temper and get disgusted at anything with Angus blood and 4 hooves. And a few other moving things…Today’s version…
#TBT: Great Reward, v.2.0
This was first posted March 2, 2010. Last night we had our largest calf we’ve had in the heifers… a whopping 100 pounder! That’s like having an 11 pound baby for us. For your first baby. Big. Ugh. Ouch. But… that’s why we check them… to be there when they…
Hoodies
For many of you that asked about the calf hoods we use… I didn’t quite make it in time this morning before they had pulled all the hoods off of the calves. Here is a photo from last year, though. Here also is the post I wrote about them last year. I’m thinking of trying…
Calf Ears
Even though we received another 5” of snow yesterday and the evening temperatures ducked down close to zero, today warmed quickly and the sun was soon glaring off the brilliance of the snow. Bundled in layers first thing in the morning, we were shedding coats and hats and gloves by ten. Our baby calves had…
Two Days of Calving Video
This week I chose to just share the past two days of calving; yesterday, nice and blue skies, today, a snowstorm rolled in. I also chose not to put music with this video. One thing I love about calving, is the quiet and calmness. The soft “mehs” of the heifers… the little newborn voices in…
Heart
Things picked up at the calving shed last night… and by that, I mean, when I went down this morning to see if I could help, there were 12 new mommas and babies on hand. That meant every pen, and two outside pens had occupants. I puttered around trying to help Brandon and then Vernon…
Every Day
He’s still not great at eating from his step mom, but I try to get him to look up for his food when *I* feed him! Notice the wet curly hair on his head and neck. That means his step mom loves him and is bathing him. He also still is a slow drinker… but…