Bottle calf! Some say I'm crazy...

[farmerjan]

Give her about 3 days of bottles and actually realizing that you are a good guy and bring her food, not headaches. She will probably start right in to eating hay and grain real quick too. Don't forget, although you have her locked in for a good reason, all she can think is that she is trapped and no mamma to talk to her...

 

[MurraysMutts]

2nd bottle wasnt quite as bad. But still work. Hopefully tmrw morning is easier. Gave her a handful of good Bermuda. Her poop is solid/normal. Shes been eating grass for a while fo sho!

Dont wanna fill her up. Still want her to take a bottle for a bit, so shes gentled. But dont want to create scours either.
Then I'll give her a buddy. Probly Dumbo n Opal. But that kicking sh!t has GOT TO GO!

Kickingest lil heifer I've ever worked with!
Hard to get her in a corner when shes constantly acting like a donkey turning her arse at ya in a defensive way.


O! And Seven is still springing heavy!
No bag tho. I mean none. Got my eyes on her....

 

[MurraysMutts]

Well guys n gals. The proof will be Saturday. I'm having seven pregged that day. If she comes up open I'm gonna have to send her down the road.
I've just got a bad feeling she aborted for some unknown reason.

Good news is, shes big enough she ought to dollar out well...

 

[MurraysMutts]

Whew! I'm so happy!

Apparently she was bred about a month ago. I guess that would explain the weird behavior. She will be bred to Richard, my brangus. And this will be her first calf.

She gets a pardon til next year!

 

[TCRanch]

Whew! I'm so happy!

Apparently she was bred about a month ago. I guess that would explain the weird behavior. She will be bred to Richard, my brangus. And this will be her first calf.

She gets a pardon til next year!

Yay, congrats!

Ummm, I only referred to Dick (my all time fave bull) as Richard around my 90 year old mother in law.

 

[MurraysMutts]

I dropped my bred heifer and the wee red one that I liked to never got caught at the sale today. Didn't have time to hang around, but b4 I could even beat feet outta there........

 

[TCRanch]

What a cutie! With the sticker on the ground, where it should be

 

[MurraysMutts]

What a cutie! With the sticker on the ground, where it should be

Actually.......

Look close at the right side of her face. She hides it well!

 

[TCRanch]

Actually.......

Look close at the right side of her face. She hides it well!

Oh, hell no!

 

[MurraysMutts]

Oh, hell no!

I KNOW RIGHT!?!?
Poor kiddo

 

[Allenw]

Good looking calf.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Well I got the sticker off. What a helluva place to get glued. I think that one had half a tube of glue!
She took first bottle like a champ!

 

[A.J.]

Nice looking calf. She might make a good mama down the road.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Shes a chunk!
Scales at the sale barn said 60 lbs and so does my ticket.

I'm here to tell ya'll.
She 100lbs easy! And she's still got a dry umbi!
Something wrong w scales or they got something confused...

And she is already such a lil sweetheart too!

 

[MurraysMutts]

Well dern it!
Had to take one for the team. Neighbor's daughter fell in love with her. Least I hadn't named her yet....

She did a fine job raising the last one I sold em. And I figure any kid that has that much interest and enthusiasm, I'm very happy to help her pursue that!

They live about a mile down and over. I got this text this morning after I already fed the calf. Was gonna deliver it later in the day.

"My daughter wants to come down there and feed her calf she hears it from the front porch when she was drinking her coffee"



I'll have to get yall some pics of the critters shes raised up! Good lil kiddo

 

[branxchar&charx]

Great looking calf! But you had enough time to buy another and she's already gone.
I do find your projects fun to watch and read.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Hehe...
@TCRanch

How bout those frosty ears!
He's a "designer" bull calf. Gonna HAVE to call him Frosty. 85lbs. Seems like the "kind"
Lots of farts, no poop in the truck tho! Woot! Woot!

 

[Chevy]

Hehe...
@TCRanch
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How bout those frosty ears!
He's a "designer" bull calf. Gonna HAVE to call him Frosty. 85lbs. Seems like the "kind"
Lots of farts, no poop in the truck tho! Woot! Woot!
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What would they think you pull up to the school to pick up your child/children like that. Bahahahahahaha. No worries he always doing that.

 

[MurraysMutts]

What would they think you pull up to the school to pick up your child/children like that. Bahahahahahaha. No worries he always doing that.

I know right?!
They always get a kick outta me loading em up in truck too!

O! And @Chevy did u end up selling Chevy?
Maybe name this one Ford and keep him FOREVER!!!

 

[TCRanch]

I know you left that sticker on just to torment me!! Yay on no poo in your ride, which never happens to me.

He is cute as a button! Not lovin' Frosty, 'cuz I have a cow named Frosty (who's missing a sliver of ear from frostbite). How 'bout Vanilla Ice (Ice Ice Baby)?