This video covers one of heifers, number 660, and the process of having her calf. We noticed her standing off from the herd, holding her tail out in a kinked position… an almost sure sign that labor pains have started. We walk her into our calving shed, spreading new straw in a pen. We would…
Tag: calving
Calving
I abandoned housework today for the calving shed. I helped clean and re-bed pens, made ear tags, sorted and kicked out pairs, and took an abundance of photos and movies, including two with births! I’ll start with these… just because!
Working Together
Victoria and her boys visited for a bit, and there was no doubt that we would go “help” with calving. Matthew, aged two, was fairly insistent we go see “baby cows”. Not to disappoint, the calving shed was bursting with babies, their moms, and two in the process! We clean each pen between births, and…
Tagging
Wonderful weather has been the norm as of late… and it makes for a great calving season. Last night, Daniel calved out the last of our heifers. Today, in one bunch, 15 calves were born! This afternoon, I rode along with Vernon as he and Brandon tagged the calves born yesterday. Tagging… not with a…
Identity Theft – Wyoming Style
Since I’ve asked for questions for my next Q&A session… I received one that deserves its own entire post! Plus, this has happened recently, and I wasn’t there to document the process, so once again I’m going to bring back to life an old post! Carole asked: “Since you have a heifer who lost her…
Minute Movie: “Joy”
This little calf… less than 12 hours old… is trying out her new legs! Still unsteady at a standstill, she’s trying and succeeding at bucking and playing! What joy! Joy from Carol Greet on Vimeo. **** Post your questions for my next Q&A session in the comment section!
Right and Left
Babies right and left… **** It’s a new month! Time for another Q&A session! Gotta question for me??? Ask away!
29 More
Guess what? There be cows here! Here. At MY place! I don’t have to drive 4 miles to get you stinking cute pics of babies! I can walk out to the barn and voila! OK. There’s just ONE so far… but 29 more are on the way…
Wordless Wednesday – “‘Tis the Season”
A heifer and her hours old calf circle each other in their calving shed pen.
Bond. Just Bond!
I traipsed around after the guys the other afternoon… shocked to find that only 5 miles down the road, they didn’t have snow! Somehow, I always think if I have snow… everyone has snow… You’d think I’d learn. We live just over the divide, and it frequently starts snowing within 3 miles of home. Anyway,…
Minute Movie: “Her First Minutes”
This Minute Movie is taken probably two minutes after the calf hit the ground… although I edited it so you wouldn’t see my jerky video as I walked around her to get a better perspective, this really was just the first few minutes of our newest 051! Unbelievably, the calf does get dry with just…