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JaeG said:
💗 Look what arrived today...
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Freshly born

And almost dry:
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💗She's a beautiful heifer calf. We've named her Earlybird. She's two days early (plus that's what I'll have to be to keep up with the milking).

Maisy is being an awesome mother. I knew she was acting funny this morning and watched her like a hawk. She pushed that calf out in about 45 minutes which is quick for a heifer. I was there for most of it and a couple of times she came over to me I think for reassurance. She really is the sweetest girl. I did milk out some colostrum (I've frozen it in case of emergency) and Maisy didn't mind at all. It's kind of magical how you squeeze and milk (well, colostrum at this stage) comes out. Maisy has beautiful long teats, perfect for hand milking.

Our other pregnant heifer got a little too interested and in the evening we separated her into another paddock as she was trying to baby nap Earlybird. She will have her calf very soon, and hormones make them want to love on other babies, but Maisy and Earlybird need to bond, so I thought separating them was the best thing to do.

I'm exhausted but so happy she's a girl. We'll get her AI'd at 18 months old so that we'll have a spring calf from Maisy and an autumn calf from Earlybird so I'll have milk all year round. That's the plan anyway. :fl

Poor little Carmen is still waiting for some friends to play with. She looks more like a puppy than a lamb. This was her a couple of days ago.
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We've had awful weather Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday was very wet and windy. Today has been less wet but still very windy. Typical spring weather though.
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😍💜 oh my goodness, the cutest thing I've seen! Congrats jae!
 
janiedoe said:
Good morning everyone!
We spent yesterday recovering from the visiting grandchildren. Pop, my dl, was barely moving. His neuropathic disease makes some days worse than others. I'm hoping he will feel more spry today.
The weather is pretty nice, high 80s, but dry. We could use a little rain.
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I hope he feels somewhat better today, Janie :hugs
 
Our other heifer has had her calf. I went out to check on them (it's still dark here) at 4am and couldn't find Miss Milkshake anywhere in her paddock. I went up to see Maisy but it was just her and Earlybird there. So I went wandering about and finally found her down a bit of a bank where it was sheltered (it's still windy and showery here). Baby was all dried off and it's another girl! I have no idea how Milkshake managed to jump the electric fence because she was huge, but she did. With how big she was I was slightly worried she might have trouble calving but she looks to have done an awesome job.

DS suggested the name Jack for Milkshake's calf yesterday so she'll have to be Jacky. I'll get some photos when it's light provided the rain doesn't hang around too long. It's back to being so muddy and mucky here.

Hope everyone has had a great morning.
 

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