Meet the newest addition of the farm. This little heifer surprised us with a speedy arrival. We left for a quick errand and returned forty minutes later to find this little girl up and nursing. I made a point to check on the cattle before leaving and didn’t see any signs of labor from her mother, 51.
Yes, 51 isn’t hardly a name, but that was the name she came with and it has stuck.
Our cows are predominately Herefords while our bull is a Highland. This results in great calving ease for the ladies and calves that are able to be up and standing within ten minutes of birth.
Many of the calves inherit the white face of the Hereford, but we have seen many different colors ranging from red, to black, to tan, to brown, to brindle.
Even their hair length varies from the shorter length of the Hereford, to full on long like the Highland, to short hair with long bangs.
One of the biggest factors when choosing cows or bulls, especially bulls, is the docile attitude. I got to experience many different temperaments while growing up and, when my husband decided he wanted to be a farmer, that was my only demand: The cattle had to be docile.
Of course, it has made taking pictures of the new calves difficult because everyone wants to come up for a scratching.
