Sunday, March 15, 2009

" A New Addition"

If you remember, on Wednesday I posted this picture of
Doublewide ( Big Dub) and told you that any day she was
to give birth. Well, any day was yesterday.

Welcome to the farm world Little Dub..........
He is trying to stand for the very first time!

And.....on shaky ground and a little wobbly......
He makes it!



Good job........Big Dub!
She is always a good mother........


Now let me see.............
How is this done? How am I supposed to get this milk?
The last addition comes to greet the one who has taken her position!
She is a month old and Little Dub is the exact same size!
They look like twins................
New friends.............never enough of them!


The rest of the Brangus Gang want to get a look too!
One more mouth to share food with they say!
Life on the farm is never dull.............
Always something going on!







15 comments:

steviewren said...

I haven't visited with you since Wed. and it seems I've missed out on a lot, a tour, an award and a birth. It's been busy on the farm!

Kat Mortensen said...

Carol - You just don't know how much my husband and I love cows and cattle. This made our day! Thanks for being right on the spot with the camera.
Is this Little Dub? or LD? (also Low Down - to the ground.)

Kat

NCmountainwoman said...

Thank you for sharing these wonderful moments with us. I'm so glad everything went well.

Isabel said...

How precious to be able to witness the miracle of life coming to its own feet.
On my walk yesterday I saw a mother and her calf walking in a "soon to be green" pasture and I thought it lovely...but this, this beats it all. Thank you.

Carol Murdock said...

Stevie...it is always busy! There really should be at least 36 hours in a day on a farm........

Kat...Hubby is by his cattle like I am by my books! He knew she was close so he kept an eye out with his binoculars and told me let's go! So I grabbed the camera and we jumped on the 4 wheeler! I wouldn't
trade this for anything, as it is the first time I got pictures...
Oh...I like the LD short for Lowdown! Kat, You have named a Swiftwater Farm calf!

Caroyn...you are so welcome, thanks for coming by to see it!

Isabel....Thank you for stopping by to witness the miracle!

RiverPoet said...

Awwww! Beautiful!

Peace - D

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

What a wonderful sight to witness -- the spring time ritual of rebirth. Little Dub is a handsome bull.

As a city girl things like this are so fascinating and exotic to me so i really enjoyed this post!

Renie Burghardt said...

You've captured some wonderful moments, Carol. Love the photos. Thanks for sharing them. Little Dub is adorable!

Moo Hugs! (why not?)

Renie

Joanne said...

Welcome Little Dub! What precious pictures here, how fortunate you are to witness this miracle. Thanks for sharing these moments on your farm.

Anonymous said...

Wow, a new birth is always so precious! Looks like a lot is going on over at your place:)

Reader Wil said...

Congratulations with the new born calf, Carol! It's lovely! Thanks for sharing.

Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...

Congrats on the new addition to the farm! Cute little calf.

Elenka said...

Soooo precious, Carol. But I can't even begin to imagine giving birth to that thing! Ouch.

Sandi McBride said...

Lovely new baby, Carol! I love cows and those big soft eyes...we have some that come visit us over the fence...love stroking those velvety noses...thanks for sharing!
Sandi

The W.O.W. factor! said...

I LOVE baby calves!! And what fun they are to watch as they enjoy their new environment!
Thank you for sharing these precious photos!