Today is three weeks and one day since the first calf was born. It appears not all the calves will be born within a three week period this year.
Late this afternoon, after Donna and I fed the last of the medicine to Buster, we walked out to look for new calves. I discovered that cow #120 gave birth sometime today. An all black calf. I didn't get close for two reasons. First, I still do not want to spread scours to these calves. Second, the calf is already fast. The mother moved the calf away from me when I attempted to get kind of close to the calf.
I think the calf is a heifer.
Initially Donna and I checked on the cattle from the middle pasture. Seeing Donna, Mama was on high alert and constantly watched us. Well, mainly Donna. Once I suspected there was a new calf, I walked around and crossed into the north pasture so I could count the calves laying beyond one of the feeders.
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| Mama giving Donna the evil eye. |
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| "Let's get out of here before the rancher does something to you." |
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| "Don't you ever give up?! Leave my baby alone." |
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| "Okay. Let's go back this way." |
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