This column is adapted from the prologue to Carole's book, "Yes, I Name Them," available in September. Carole shares her 26-acre Loudon farm with husband Bruce and a herd of Scottish Highland cattle.
The bellowing in the holding pen stopped as I walked across the barnyard. Eleven calves watched me open the gate to come in and feed them in the pen -- a space I think of as the nursery. A day earlier, I had separated these calves from their moms. Why do we keep the mothers and babies separate? It's all about training the calves.
Here's what happened when Joy met her first doggie door. Has this ever happened to you?
What's it like to spend two days on a train? And why are sea urchins a good thing? Here's the answer to both questions.
We have 2023 calves that will be for sale in August. Stay tuned for the Highland sale of the summer when I post these cuties.
What would you think if I told you sea turtles are like cows?
