I had a surprise today. Maria had her calf. Last year she and Diamond had their calves in July, so this year I expected them to calve in June. But Maria had her calf July 2 last year. So having calf the last day of May this year is normal. I'm not sure when the calf was born. I usually make sure the cattle's water trough is full when I go to bed. That is usually after 1 am. Last night I could hear in the dark a cow occasionally mooing. That might have been Maria calving.
The new calf is a bull calf. That makes if 9 females and 5 males so far this year. So Donna helped me band the calf to turn it into a steer. The calf is big and long. Donna later noticed his front legs look odd. The calf can walk. But maybe the tendons aren't fully developed yet.
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