My new baby

[hillsdown]

This calf was born this morning , just thought I would share him with you all . ;-) That is my blackberry torch on his head, and this is a new one for us ,, ever ,, :tiphat:

 

[MO_cows]

Awwww! Is that calf as big as he looks in the photo??

 

[branguscowgirl]

CUTE! How much does he weigh!? Either he is BIG or the pic makes him look that way! (As they always do me!) Lol

 

[wacocowboy]

what breed is he? I bet his mom is sore after getting that head out

 

[3waycross]

Let me guess.......162lbs

 

[Alan]

Great looking little calf HD! Hope the rest of the calving season goes as well! :tiphat:

Come on you guys be nice!....... Have you read what her stocking cap says! :shock: :lol: :lol:

 

[3waycross]

Believe me she doesn't need the dynamite she can hold her own with any man when it comes to managing cattle.

I do like the hat though....and the shiney suit!

Kudos to you Wanda for pulling that off and everything else in the last 24 hours off by yourself.

 

[hillsdown]

Let me guess.......162lbs

168 lbs .. :help: Lets just say Abbey is a h@ll of a cow .

6 weeks of -40 weather has really kicked my butt ... Winter sucks .. :help:

 

[hillsdown]

what breed is he? I bet his mom is sore after getting that head out

Mom is fine , this is her 3rd calf and she is a 4 year old . I did give her a hand because of the snow storm (btw, in a pasture with her standing there) she had a ton of room but it was really cold and she was getting tired and it was 7 am I had had a heck of a night/week and I just wanted the calf out .

BTW she is sired by a Judd Ranch bull if any one is curious . ;-)

 

[CKC1586]

Let me guess.......162lbs

;-)

 

[inyati13]

Hillsdown, nice picture. That calf is big!

 

[alisonb]

Sheeez HD, he's a whopper! Glad all went well and it was not a breech, can you imagine trying to right that one

 

[Limomike]

what breed is he? I bet his mom is sore after getting that head out

Mom is fine , this is her 3rd calf and she is a 4 year old . I did give her a hand because of the snow storm (btw, in a pasture with her standing there) she had a ton of room but it was really cold and she was getting tired and it was 7 am I had had a heck of a night/week and I just wanted the calf out .

BTW she is sired by a Judd Ranch bull if any one is curious . ;-)

That explains alot of it right there. Great bulls they have.. and big calvers. I have always been a fan of their bulls. Nice looking one you got there!!

 

[Nesikep]

Wow, that's something else!... I bet he'll look dandy if he gets the groceries!

Kinda happened on a odd-coincidence day for me.. yesterday was a year ago I had to put down the cow I had that liked making 140 lb calves.

Show us a pic of the pair!

 

[hillsdown]

The 'baby' can't stand on his own yet , he can lean on the wall but can't quite get up on his own but he sure tries hard .I have him in a calf box where it is warm . He had better make it as I have already put 60 dollars worth of colostrum in him and he still needs one more feeding. Each feeding, he drinks 6 pints(3 litres) and could probably drink more . :shock:

His mom had decided to steal a twin for now , at least I know she won't dry up before I can reunite them .


It was funny as when he finally came out and she turned around to go to him she stopped , looked at me, looked down at her calf and looked at me again . It was like she was saying to me "how the heck am I supposed to feed that monstrosity ?? " :???:

It is supposed to finally warm up ,so hopefully calving is a little more enjoyable . :roll:

 

[snake67]

The 'baby' can't stand on his own yet , he can lean on the wall but can't quite get up on his own but he sure tries hard .I have him in a calf box where it is warm . He had better make it as I have already put 60 dollars worth of colostrum in him and he still needs one more feeding. Each feeding, he drinks 6 pints(3 litres) and could probably drink more . :shock:

His mom had decided to steal a twin for now , at least I know she won't dry up before I can reunite them .


It was funny as when he finally came out and she turned around to go to him she stopped , looked at me, looked down at her calf and looked at me again . It was like she was saying to me "how the heck am I supposed to feed that monstrosity ?? " :???:

It is supposed to finally warm up ,so hopefully calving is a little more enjoyable . :roll:

He will make it - those calves that are a bit bigger just take a little longer sometimes

Be safe and be happy

Bez

 

[snake67]

Let me guess.......162lbs

168 lbs .. :help: Lets just say Abbey is a h@ll of a cow .

6 weeks of -40 weather has really kicked my butt ... Winter sucks .. :help:

My dear lady,

The one thing I have learned about animals, cold weather and calving/lambing is as follows:

Without a good woman around this place I would well and truly be up the creek without a paddle!

We are ready for spring here as well - minus 30 yesterday and minus 24 this morning. Add in some wind and it has been miserable.

I would really like to open the barn doors and clean it out but it is too cold for the baby "woolly maggots" - Wendy has told me she will kick my azzz if I open them before she says it is OK to do so.

Well done

Bez

 

[slick4591]

Congrats! Good luck with him.

 

[highgrit]

Hopefully he will make it up and be a nice steer. I hope you don't have many more cows bred to that bull. I can't believe a cow could have such a large calf. You folks up north have some very large calves. We only run 40 head but having to pull a calf is very rare since we went to Angus bulls. I lost a bunch of cows and calves using a Charolais bull 25 years ago, the calves just came to big. He's sure is a pretty thing though.

 

[Jogeephus]

Either that is one large calf or you are a midget. Hope all goes well with both.