2025: Calf 9 - Lightning Picasso's

This morning I found a new calf in the loafing shed.  Born early this morning.  A heifer.  The calf was pretty calm and I was easily able to ear tag the calf all by myself.   No sense calling Donna to come help me in the mud as it rained yesterday and overnight.

The mother, Lightning Picasso, was born March 18, 2021.  4 years old. She has gotten big. 

Here is Lightning Picasso when she was born.   My friend Patti (RIP) saw the white by the ear tag above the calf's eye and said the calf looked like a Picasso painting.  Lightning Picasso it is.   

'Lightning Picasso' seems to be a good name for the calf.

Today.

While Lightning Picasso and her calf chilled out in the corral all day, the rest of the cattle and calves stayed together out in the north pasture.   By evening Fritz and the four cows who haven't had their calves yet were at the hay feeder.  The rest of the cows and their calves were elsewhere in the pasture.  The previous born calf and her mother were by themselves.  The rest of the cows and calves hung out together elsewhere.