Not So
(Part Two) Two bags of IV fluid, antibiotics, electrolytes… and the calf lays on my lawn, in the warmth of the afternoon sun. We alternate a bottle of milk replacer with a bottle of electrolytes a...
View ArticleCalf Work Video
I made a quick video from the other day. It shows Victoria, Daniel, and Brandon working a calf through the chute. The calf comes in, gets its vaccinations, a shot of mineral supplement, a wormer, and...
View ArticleKids and Calves
There’s a lot of suction power from a calf, and this one keeps sucking the bottle lower and lower! The girls are petting the soft hair… It doesn’t take long to drink a bottle! Lorelei barely made it in...
View ArticleA Calf Is Born
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...
View ArticleBaldeeeeee
I can’t resist a baldy calf! If you’re on Instagram, or you click on my link to my Instagram account, you can see a short video of this cutie! … Continue reading →
View ArticleKnuckling Under
While you might think of the phrase, “knuckling under”, as a synonym for giving up or surrendering, during calving season, that means something else. This little twin has the condition we call...
View ArticleMeet Spock
I had taken photos and a movie of a calf being born the other evening, but it turned out too dark to share with you. That was Spock. I guess since I “thought” about sharing it… you would all know …...
View ArticleClose-up and Often
The cutest little calf is a resident of our hay shed. It’s mom has gone AWOL. Vernon can’t figure out who its mom is… There’s no one bawling around like they lost their calf. There’s no one with a...
View ArticleStepmom
OK. I got it backwards. I was supposed to take pics of the new chicks, NOT the calf. I didn’t figure any of you would really argue with me when I took pics of the little cutie pie, but, hey, …...
View ArticleScourge
He won’t say it. But I see it in his eyes, in his touch, in his gruff, “You’re all right. You’re OK.” His rough hands rubs the black hair on a (not so) small nose, petting the calf like a … Continue...
View ArticleNot So
(Part Two) Two bags of IV fluid, antibiotics, electrolytes… and the calf lays on my lawn, in the warmth of the afternoon sun. We alternate a bottle of milk replacer with a bottle of electrolytes a...
View ArticleCalf Work Video
I made a quick video from the other day. It shows Victoria, Daniel, and Brandon working a calf through the chute. The calf comes in, gets its vaccinations, a shot of mineral supplement, a wormer, and...
View ArticleKids and Calves
There’s a lot of suction power from a calf, and this one keeps sucking the bottle lower and lower! The girls are petting the soft hair… It doesn’t take long to drink a bottle! Lorelei barely made it in...
View ArticleHappy Endings
While the heifers are continuing to calve under close supervision, a calf was born early in the cows. We keep an eye on them as well, driving through them, counting them while feeding to make sure...
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