Triskelion's Mona LisaNot sure if she is going to have an inscrutable smile but she sure is purty! Triskelion's Mona Lisa duly arrived, well within my 48 hour guestimate, and totally at Bessie's whim. With our past remembrance of the inability of Bessie's Annie to find the teat, I spent a happy hour last night covered in colostrum trying to convince Mona that Bessie's teat was under the udder not under her armpit (equivalent) . Having got her to nurse on two teats, although she still insisted that my thumb was more enjoytable, I called it a night and will, if necessary, resume this morning. Bessie was a real star and did everything in her power to push Mona in the right direction. She even held back on kicking my lights out as I manhandled her teat to get streams of colostrum in the direction of Mona's mouth. These mini Jerseys are such gentle cows, and the frustrations of mud and never ending poop quickly disappear in their company.
We have been lucky with our calving, and from zero experience last year to at least some semblance of knowledge, has been an interesting learning curve. Wouldn't have missed it for the world.
Two lovely Christmas gifts - Leonardo and Mona.
We have been lucky with our calving, and from zero experience last year to at least some semblance of knowledge, has been an interesting learning curve. Wouldn't have missed it for the world.
Two lovely Christmas gifts - Leonardo and Mona.
