These photo's are from last year. This little guy did not fare so well. Hi mother did not know what to think of her new calf and refused to feed it and then proceeded to head butt it and flip it around. Despite Dad's efforts to hand-feed, the calf did not survive. I think he had the mother butchered as he didn't want a repeat performance this spring. I talked to Dad on the phone this morning and he was up to 22 new calves. He's about halfway through calving season.It is an incredibly dreary day here. Dan and I went down to the cabin to finish sweeping floors and clear out a bedroom. Yesterday, Warren, Ann, Andy & Sarah came over on their way back from UMM and helped clear out the living room/dining room so that the floors can be sanded and polished. The extra hands made that go quickly. It was too muggy and windy to prime.
We had close to an inch last night and it's raining again. The upside is that the grass is getting so green. It's a wonderful change from brown. The lilacs are just starting to leaf out. I noticed the lily of the valley is poking up too. It's one of my favorite scents....can't wait!
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WE just finished our calving. 4 girls and 3 boys. we had our 2nd set of twins in 2 years from the same mom. They barely pulled thru, but with some help from Joe and alot of bottle feeding from me they are doing really well. Mom is now taking complete care of them. We named them Paris and Nicole. I haven't had a chance to check your site for most of teh spring. Your cabin looks really cute. I'm sure it will be even better when you are done.
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