This week old Hereford calf, who came about two weeks early, was the first calf of the season and at least it was a warm, sunny day when it was born with no snowflakes either.
Season’s First Calf
Picture of the Day for December 28, 2023
It is a good thing that Santa Claus doesn’t use longhorn cattle to pull his sleigh as they don’t appear to look very speedy plus they probably would have to be hitched in a single row so their horns didn’t poke each other.
Not for Santa’s Sleigh
Picture of the Day for July 21, 2023
At my local fair, the livestock judging for beef is on Friday, like this Hereford class. According to history, Benjamin Tomkins was an early founder of the breed with a bull and two cows called Pidgeon and Mottle in 1742 around the area of Herefordshire, England. Herefords were imported to the United States about 1817 by the politician Henry Clay.
Hereford Judging
Picture of the Day for February 11, 2023
The temperature might have been 25 while I was feeding the steers, but the cold wind made my eyes watered. But Dolly didn’t see to notice the cold breeze as she is a Scottish Highland, which is a very hardy breed that is almost as cold tolerant as other artic animals like caribou and reindeer with its shaggy long hair on the outside and a downy undercoat.
Scottish Highland Cow
Picture of the Day for May 6, 2022
The day was warm enough to finally open the windows for the first time this year. And the new calves liked the sunny day as they played, raced around and butted heads on the warm spring afternoon.
Springtime Calves
Picture of the Day for January 28, 2022
This Hereford bull needed his curly warm coat this morning when the temperatures were near -20 again. He has the same look on his face as some of the rest of us wondering when the sub-zero temps will end.
Curly Coat
Picture of the Day for November 21, 2021
The deer hunters might be looking for the big rack of horns, but they better not shoot at this set of horns.
Big Horns
Picture of the Day for March 26, 2021
These cattle are lined up and waiting for their supper of grain.
Where’s the Grain
Picture of the Day for May 4, 2020
As spring days continue, these dairy cows are enjoying some green grass and new dandelion leaves after a long winter.
Pasture Time
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
