She has a white bow tie shape on her forehead
so we call her Bow Tie.
She is one of the best cows in the herd...
She had a calf a week ago and
unfortunately it died.
She has a lot of milk and does a great job
raising a calf every year...
A few days ago one of our cows had twins.
Yesterday we gave one of the twins to Bow Tie...
The twin calf is wearing the hide of
Bow Tie's calf...
It is important that the twin calf smells
like her own calf.
This is referred to as grafting.
It is a tried and true method of getting a mama
cow to accept a new calf.
The new calf will wear the hide for a few days
to be sure the mama is convince it is her own calf.
Then the hide will be removed.
The twin calf is black
The calf has nursed several times and...
Bow Tie loves her new baby !
This was a very satisfying end to our day.
No, the twin mother does not miss this calf.
Just as long as she has one calf at her side
she is happy.
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