Tulip has had her 2nd calf

[Haggis]

Our little Jersey, Tulip, has had her second calf and it's heifer!!
Previously all of our calves have been bulls, but now at long last a heifer, and Herself promptly dubbed the wee lass "Mary"; somehow a fitting title for the future queen of Wolf Cairn Moor.

Unfortunately for Tulip, we had to bring the wee thing in out of the cold (it's zero with wind gusting to 30 MPH), as our barn is little more than a wind break. We will, however, return Mary to her mother once she has thoroughly dried. I did take the liberty to relieve Tulip of a quart of colostrum, which of course Mary drank straight down. Hopefully on the morrow Mary will do her own milking.

[Karin L]

Congrats on the new heifer

[Terre d'Esprit]

Excellent News!! Nothing like a new life to bring a little warmth to the cold.

[topside1]

Hope you can find time to send photos...Congrats

[Haggis]

Mary was born at quarter-to-ten last evening, and we kept her in the house to dry until 5 A.M. this morning before returning her to Tulip. It yet quite cold this morning, but Mary is not shivering to any degree. I haven't seen her nurse as of yet, and should I not, I will strip another quart of colostrum into a bottle for her. I fear I am too impatient with young calves, and muddle about where I ought not; still, I want to know the calf will have a good dose of colostrum in its' first 24 hours, and bottle feeding assures this will happen.

I will try to post a photo of Mary and Tulip in a bit.

(Edited to add; I did take a few photos of Herself and our Grand-Darling Culloden in P.J.'s sitting before our wood cook stove rubbing the calf with barn towels, but I most certainly would find myself sleeping in the barn with the cattle were I to post such a photo.)

[heinola honey]

Yeah!!!!
I am happy for you!!Do you still have lucy or is tulip your only cow now?
Thanks to you we have three generations of bovine here.
Hope everything is well with Emily!
Take care,
Ruth

[tallpines]

Congratulations!
A heifer calf is a blessing.

Haggis, I miss your monthly updates.
Please consider letting us know whats been happening on your homestead.

[Haggis]

Emily is as well as can safely be expect, she isn't well enough to have her children living with her full time, but the older children visit her regularly, and she has wee Eldrid (now two) she's when she is able. Eldrid calls her "Emily" or "An Emily", but the family has no intentions of hiding from him that Emily is his biological mother. To Eldrid Daughter #4 is his "Mommy", and certainly he can remember no other, and more assuredly Daughter #4 protects and provides for him as well and as fiercely as any lioness would protect its' own cub. Thanks for asking about Emily.

We had to let Lucy go, but it was time I suppose, so Tulip is our only milk producer. Tulip has been here since she was 6 weeks old, and now (if all goes well) she will have a daughter about the place to help keep the pastures mowed, and the every growing Clan MacEanruig in milk, butter, and cheese.

We have been very pleased with your success with Dorsey, she was and is a grand old Jersey.


Here is a phot of Tulip and Mary
http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t...=TulipMary.jpg

[tallpines]

Thanks for the photo.
Nice looking critters!

And thanks for the update on Emily and children.