Jude 2

Woweeee. I'm so excited and sooo nervous! I can hardly stay away from her. Her contractions are about 5-10 minutes apart, but I am not sure what that means for a cow. Milk has been streaming and dripping out of her udder, and she has been pawing the ground. It may be a long, long night!

Our neighbors who are beef farmers came over to check her. It's just a matter of waiting at this point. They told us that it should be today or tonight

Very cool. Kids must be excited. Is it a full-sized cow or one of the minis?

She is a full Guernsey.


Here is she resting inbetween contractions:




Here is her very impressive pre-calving udder. (It is so full and swollen that it has split in some places)



Here she is *during* a contraction:




And here she is laid out. Don't you just feel for her?

awww, keep us updated!

We have a calf!!! I'll put pictures up soon! We were able to watch the birth from very close. It is so sweet.

Oh, that is so sweet. Did the kids get to watch? What an awesome experience for them.

As a kid, I got to see horses, goats, and cows born. I always loved it.

Dd8 watched, along with Philip and I. My son peeked a time or two, but waited until it was over to get comfortable

It was really neat. It got dark on us, but I was able to get some pretty good pictures.

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Feet first!



The next picture show the nose/mouth just out...



Here is the cafl just out, before mama gets up. You can see the unbilical cord...



Cleaning baby...



Resting baby in the dark...

Here's a few more pictures. I took these this morning. It's a girl!

COOL, now you have 2 dairy cows.

That's awesome Tracy, thanks for sharing...

Full Quiver wrote:COOL, now you have 2 dairy cows.

Only one. Daisy died this morning. She was down when my husband went out to milk. She died before the vet could get here.

Yes, I've been crying over my cow. Milk cows are pets.

I'm sorry Tracy,how will you take care of the calf?

I am so sorry for your loss. Being a country girl, this brought a few tears. I pray the baby calf will do just fine.

I just read this Tracy, I am so very sorry for your loss. Oletimer and I know the loss was great. It tears your heart out but also hurts financially. We are praying for you.