Grafting a calf onto a coo
Posted: Sunday, 25 February 2007 |
Erlend decided to take one of the twin calves from another coo and have him be adopted by the coo that recently lost her own calf. This sound simple - but like usual, it turned into a rodeo!!
Erlend came bursting out of the side door of the byre being towed by a very wild calf! You wouldn't BELIEVE how strong these little buggers are! (Zeb is trying his best to herd the calf but he's far more Borzoi then Collie!!)
Hang in there Erlend! (Zeb get out of the way!!)
The Rodeo pauses for a moment of rest...
You can lead a calf to the udder but you can't make him drink.
Then again we have sooks! This little calf was hungry and obviously had no problem snatching a meal from a complete stranger!
Now calf and coo are bonding in another byre. The coo was calling for him today and getting mad at Zeb whenever he got near the calf - which are good signs!
Erlend came bursting out of the side door of the byre being towed by a very wild calf! You wouldn't BELIEVE how strong these little buggers are! (Zeb is trying his best to herd the calf but he's far more Borzoi then Collie!!)
Hang in there Erlend! (Zeb get out of the way!!)
The Rodeo pauses for a moment of rest...
You can lead a calf to the udder but you can't make him drink.
Then again we have sooks! This little calf was hungry and obviously had no problem snatching a meal from a complete stranger!
Now calf and coo are bonding in another byre. The coo was calling for him today and getting mad at Zeb whenever he got near the calf - which are good signs!
So...I traded my quiet cabin in the Alaskan woods for the howling winds of Orkney and life on a farm. 
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