I sat on the couch watching her out the window. "So, if we have to pull her calf... is there a possibility that she could kick us?"
The Farmer didn't even look up from his phone, "Yep."
I mumbled under my breath, "Yikes."
Then I went back to watching her. She laid down and I was reminded of my last days of being pregnant myself, all I wanted to do was lay around. I was so sore and so tired. I can only imagine how she's feeling. Each day we check on her multiple times. We are simply watching and waiting for this baby to come.
Me, being the person who has:
Never seen a calf birthed.
Never been present during a cow birth.
Had a c-section myself.
I have no clue what to even expect, no clue what to look for, so we are straight winging it on my part. Thankfully, the farmer knows what to expect and what to look for, so my job is just to continue watching for anything abnormal and call the farmer if anything looks different.
But, watch my girl have this baby when I am not even home. That'd be my luck.
I am so excited about this! She has been through so much in her life and it is so amazing to watch her now be a mother. I still remember the day she came to us. The Farmer had gotten a call about a calf who had been bought for us and they went and picked her up. When they came back home, I got a good look at her. She was curious with big floppy ears and she was so skinny you could see her bones. She looked like your average poor calf. I looked her over and I knew she had a long recovery ahead of her. Her previous owners had not known what or how to feed her apparently.
The farmer gave her medicine and they took her to the hospital pen to be quarantined for a couple weeks. I drove the ranger to her and took progress photos along and along. She grew and she grew! She fattened up, her coat grew well. Then, the farmer announced that she would be staying on the farm her entire life. Which is HUGE news! Because not just anyone gets to stay on the farm! Most of our cattle goes out west to be beef cattle, some are sold to be mama cows, but most are beef cattle that have been saved from death's door.
So, stay tuned for our baby watch! I will keep you updated!
-Lady of the Farm
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