Newborn calves are more delicate than you might think. They do not control their internal temperatures well and can die from cold that wouldn’t bother an older cow. At the other extreme was Elsie, a calf born during a recent heatwave.
It feels good to save a life. Of course, it's best to avoid accidents, but even with the best planning, they happen, and last week Bear, a Scottish Highlander yearling, needed rescuing.
Before you switch your dog to a new diet, please consult a veterinarian. I'm not a vet or a dietitian, just someone with a common-sense notion of what to feed my dog.
In two months of owning Flora, I have learned that a sleeping puppy is a quiet puppy. Short of drugging her, how could I get this energetic pup to snooze?
Fern, a heifer (girl) calf, was born on May 24th. Here she is with her brother, Thunder, and Mom, Black Diamond.
My bovines used to be identified by a number. At birth, we’d put ear tags with unique numbers on each calf. The problem was that numbers are not only hard for me to remember, but they also don’t capture personalities.
