Actually, he's entered the "L-barn," to be more precise. Somewhere around midnight, Priscilla's long-awaited calf made the decision to join us.
Priscilla had been taking her time with this one, which concerned us because she is a very small cow and she had been bred to a larger bull when we bought her. She was also late for the vet's estimated due date. We have had several false alarms in the past two weeks and, though we have been watching her carefully, she seemed determined to keep her freshening a secret. Last night, she calmly ate her dinner and showed no early signs of labor. But when Tom checked on her in the wee hours, Elvis was here, dry and on his feet.
Priscilla is a careful momma and is very protective of her baby. But she bribes easily and we are certain that we will be able to handle Elvis with a minimum of concern on her part. For now, we are just giving them a little quiet time to get to know each other.
Welcome, Elvis!
3 comments:
Cute. In our experience cows that go overdue are carrying bulls.
Thanks again for today!
We think he is, too. He has a new family, who will be taking him home in roughly three months. Good to know about the bulls taking their time. I hadn't heard that. It was my pleasure to help out with the pony. Let me know if you need anything else. It sounds like she will have a great home.
PS: I didn't mention what a spectacular heifer Pamela has (Annie).
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