This is the Twin Mama with her 2 babies...
Calf 10 and Calf 11
The Twin Mama has decided she doesn't want
one of her calves......Calf #10
notice calf number 10 stealing milk
from behind her?
That is because she won't allow him to nurse,
he must steal milk when she is busy grazing.
Here is Part 2 of the story:
One of our cows, Moonie,
had a dead calf a couple days ago.
We removed the hide from the dead calf
and put it on the twin calf number 10:
Twin Calf #10
Now smells and looks like Moonie's calf...
We put Calf #10 in the pen with Moonie:
Moonie smells the calf...
she decides it smells like her calf...
Moonie says, okay, I'll take him!
They have been together for a few days now,
Calf #10 has a full belly
and Moonie just adores him !
Happy Ending...
p.s. When they have securely bonded,
we will remove the hide from the calf.
A great deal of time and energy goes into
grafting a calf onto a new mama cow.
It doesn't always go as planned,
but when it works....it is a wonderful thing.
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn Kessi
