My usual routine, walk down to do the horses calling in on the cows to ask "how are you ladies, any babies?" Well this morning as I peered into Rose Bud's stall, there was her baby, a beautiful heifer calf, probably no more than an hour old.
What to do? Too late for boiling water and fresh towels, can only marvel at new life and ring Jorg with news. Check Bessie, who looks concerned but not overly expectant - that is until an hour or so later, with Jorg on the way home, she suddenly lies down with a look that says "me next".
And so Jorg arrives home just in time to see Bessie's waters break, and the thrilling sight of another new heifer calf delivered with all the aplomb of an experienced cow Mom. Less than an hour in all, and oh so beautiful.
3 comments:
Looking good guys! Can't wait to see more pictures of the new heifers.
Congratulations on the heifers!!!!!!!!!
Thank you! In the one picture with the sac emerging, you can see Annabelle's head. What you can't see is that immediately after that, the sac broke and she had her eyes open and was looking around- even before she was out. I found that a little eerie. No one ever mentioned that they did that.
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