This is an update to my blog post 'Spring-Dandy'. Sadly baby #104 did not survive a bout of scours. Unfortunately loosing babies or momma cows does occur on the farm. Thankfully it's not that often, but when it does happen it's hard and sad at the same time. Dad and I both attach ourselves to the cattle and their babies....they're just so cute and fun it's hard not to get attached.
But, the high side to this unfortunate event is that another cow had twins a few days prior to loosing baby #104.....so the race is on to try and get momma #104 to adopt the runt twin who dad has been feeding on a bottle. Yesterday we began trying to get the momma to take the baby. Little did we know the runt baby, who I have named Hot Rod, was infact getting a little milk from his birth momma even though dad was bottle feeding it. Yesterday afternoon Hot Rod didn't want anything to do with his adoptive momma so we left them in the corral together to bond. We went back to the barn in the evening to try again to get Hot Rod to suck his new momma. It took him a minute, but after he got everything figured out he was in milk heaven!!! We'll leave the two in the corral together for several days for them to bond. #104 momma was already bonding as she gave motherly moos to Hot Rod last night. Hopefully all goes well and she takes the baby!
Farm life never gets dull or boring that's for sure. As my mother says, "If it ever gets quiet around the house we know something is wrong!"
I hope you all are enjoying reading my spring blogs dedicated to all those little black dots making their debut on the Collins Ridge Farm. This is definitely one of my favorite times of the year living on the farm!
Until next time . . .
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