Calf 2

This morning Number 07 had her calf, a heifer.

As you can see, the birth was not long before I arrived.  While the mother initially cleaned the calf you can see there is more cleaning needed.

Before doing the second calf cleaning the mother was busy eating her after-birth.

In the evening when I checked on the cattle the calf was standing near her mother and Buddy.  The mother had given birth under the protection of several large trees so the calf was not wet from the rain that fell off and on today.  I am not sure if the calf and mother had made it all the way over to the hay feeder so the mother could eat.


Mama is close to giving birth.  Every year she is always the second cow to give birth so this morning I expected to see her with calf.  But no, she has not calved yet.