Surprise.....another set of Twins

We can go for years and never have a set of 

TWINS...

Yesterday we had our third set of twin calves.

Their mother is a 1st time heifer...

heifers rarely make much milk.....sigh.

We have them sorted off into a smaller pasture

so we can keep an eye on them for a few days

to be sure the heifer is caring for them.

The goats peeked around the corner of the barn

to see what all the commotion was about

while we were sorting off the new twins.

We have 5 heifers left to calve.

Then we can put this calving season to rest.

I captured a video of the heifer 

and her first calf...

we did not realize she had a twin 

until the next morning....ugh.

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LuAnn Kessi

Bottle Babies...

This 2 month old twin calf number 25

is living @ our barn here @ home

and we are feeding him on a bottle...

He is lonely and bawls a lot.

The barn is next to our house, so we can

hear him....LOUD and CLEAR!

We made a trip to the dairy this week

and look what we brought home:

A day old Holstein bull calf...

He has super long legs and looks like a giraffe!

Number 25 likes him...

they sleep together in the barn

and number 25 doesn't bawl anymore.

I captured video of these 2 babies

you can view it below:

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LuAnn Kessi

Twin bull calf....comes home

It has been 2 long months trying to keep

this cow and her twin calves together...

Mama Cow and her Twin Calves

Mama has never cared for her bull calf....

number 25

We have come to the pasture today 

to check up on him...

He is alone, abandoned and hungry.

It is time to bring him home 

and feed him on a bottle.

We are out in the pasture in the video below:

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Moving Day......Twin Calves

For those of you who have been following

the story of Mama cow and her twins

for the past two months...

Today is moving day...

We will put both calves out to pasture

 with their mama...

We are hoping mama will feed BOTH twins,

up until now she has preferred the heifer calf

and not the bull calf.

Below is a video of moving them to pasture:

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LuAnn Kessi

Cattle Drive...

Join us on a Cattle Drive...

We are moving our cattle up river 3 miles...

Lush green pastures await them...

The Cow Boss, The Cowboy and I

will be moving them along.

Watch the video below and join us!

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LuAnn Kessi

Whole Cloth....Design Work

I am putting together another 

whole cloth design on paper:

Layer 1......Design Lines

36 inches square

The chickadee is my focal point...

Layer 2......feather motifs for the chickadee

Layer 3.....Fill Work

All of the design work on paper is complete.

I wish I could begin stitching...BUT

I am behind the wheel of the tractor 

finishing up work in the hay fields:

I do love tractor work.....so I am happy

The fragrant lilacs are in full bloom

I was out in the cow pasture last evening 

checking on the cattle...

There was a full moon...

My little Canon 50X camera 

zoomed right in on it!

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LuAnn Kessi

Trail Camera.....Bear Video

Whenever we run out of water at the house...

We know the water line Bear is back again...

We decided to set up a trail camera to see

just what the Bear is doing...

Here he has the water line in his teeth...

In the video:

He spends time rubbing his back side 

on a tree trunk,

He rolls around with the water line 

between his feet,

He eventually breaks the water line in two and

is delighted when water splashes out at him.

So glad we set up the trail camera...

this Bear is delightful and entertaining.

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LuAnn Kessi