This newborn calf is wet from amniotic fluids, but this evening the calves would be soggy from the rain if they are outside in the pasture.
Newborn Calf
Picture of the Day for April 15, 2019
The 15th day of April have ties to great losses like the sinking of the Titanic, President Lincoln dying, loss of money for people paying in taxes and now the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. And while the day was the end for somethings, it was also the start for others as there was the first new calf of the season at the farm today.
New Life
Picture of the Day for December 27, 2018
This newborn calf may be wet and a bit chilly on a cloudy May day, but he was better off in the late spring than if he was born today in the snow and rain on the icy ground in 35 degree temperatures.
Newborn Calf in Spring
Picture of the Day for June 1, 2018
A week can make a big difference as last week the calves were surrounded by yellow dandelions but now pasture is filled with white dandelion seeds which take flight when the wind blows.
Calf Among the Dandelions
Picture of the Day for July 21, 2017
A calf in the May sunny pasture doesn’t know that she or he could be watching a lot of people wandering pass in July if it was selected to go to the fair. And I don’t know who would be more curious about the other.
Calf in May Pasture
Picture of the Day for March 10, 2017
You never know when an extra critter might show up in the house, like my tree frog hitching a ride inside from the flower pot, but today the extra critter was found on the porch at the farm. And on this cold March day, the calf was enjoying the warm sunshine through the window inside as he waited for a helping hand from my mom with a bottle of milk. Sometimes the extra ‘guest’ may be in the bathroom, the tub or sink, getting thawed out on cold winter day.
Extra Porch Guest
Picture of the Day for May 28, 2016
At the beginning of the 20th century, before indoor plumbing became more common, a weekly Saturday night bath had become common custom for most of the population. A tub would be filled by carrying buckets of heated water and the bath water was shared by all family members so the first in line had the cleanest water.
The mother cow doesn’t have to carry water so she can give her calf a cleaning on the go as she licks the calf clean with her tongue.
Saturday Bath Time
Picture of the Day for May 23, 2016
The nice weather on Sunday was enjoyed by critters as well as people. This Hereford mommy was checking her baby in the late afternoon sunshine.
Mommy and Baby
Picture of the Day for April 20, 2016
The first calf for the season on our farm arrived yesterday, although it missed the warm days so he is enjoying the warmth of the barn instead, but soon he can romp around outside when it isn’t raining.
First Calf
Picture of the Day for April 9, 2016
Today was the Indianhead Polled Hereford sale held at the University of Wisconsin – River Falls lab farm and this cutie and its mother was one of the lots sold in the auction. Looks like it is eyeing up the bidders to see who would be taking it home.
Calf at Sale