A friend told us the other day that she had a worker who could get us a cow for $30 from a dairy. They sell off the male cows that are born since they can't milk them. So, we asked a few questions about raising cows and I convinced Ben that we needed to get a baby cow! Today, our cow arrived and we drove over to her house to pick it up. Here is the sweet cow being lead to the car, even though you can't really see him.
It was quite an adventure to drive over the bumpy roads with a cow in the back end of the car. The kids just loved it! He was a little wet because, of course, it started pouring right as we got to the house.
He really liked D when we got home. He was sucking hard on his thumb, so we knew it was time to get his milk ready! D dressed like a cowboy for the occasion! Everyone really seems to like him so far.
Isn't he cute? His nose is mostly pink with a little black. Ben was able to pick him up, so I'm not sure what he weighs. He's a few weeks old, still drinking milk.
He was one hungry fellow when we got the milk going finally. We bought a bottle and mix from a local pet store. We also got him a rope. He will stay under the pavilion most of the time but on a long rope. We can move him around the property and tie him to a different tree during the day.
Everyone loved feeding him and everyone got a chance. E really liked it and this was her stance. He kept butting at the bottle so she was trying to hold it really steady.
D really liked feeding him too. He looks like a natural!
He looks pretty tiny, huh?
Cute little face.
So I guess we will see how attached we get to him in the next few months or so. Hopefully he will turn out to be a pretty good weed eater and have a good temperament. This is new territory for these city slickers, but we're willing to learn.
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