Category: animals

The calf

Neighbor told me about an “underage” cow that got pregnant. Gave birth, but can’t stand or feed herself. Has to be hauled upright with harness and pulleys and chain, milked 2 liters twice a day to feed the calf, here shown two days old.

Something about teeth; as a consequence they (humans) cut grass in our (non-pasture) yard for mama. Not a problem as regards our property. Maybe a gift. What do I know about such things?

The calf: two days old and still bit of umbilical cord hanging. Damn. Huge.

The horses

Returning from our walk today I noticed the tethered horse and her colt, looking great in the late daylight. I put Choco Mocha Latte the dog in the car, returned to take a great photo, and, um, no. Colt decided it was time to lie down now that three humans and six dogs had safely passed by. The light would have been better rendered by a real camera, which I don’t carry anymore.

horse and colt

There was no chance for a photo earlier, when the colt was happily running in circles. That got the dogs rather excited.

Who does the horse belong to? Who knows…. It appears tied in various places within a few blocks of Syd and Gundy’s house.

Also chickens wander around from time to time, but disappear quickly when they see the dogs. For some reason.

 

The Hanging Cow

Now, it’s not a Tarot card.

It’s what happens when you let an idiot put a pregnant cow into a loading shoot where she doesn’t have room to give birth, then produces a stillborn calf and can’t stand up, and your Uruguayan neighbors all show up to help.

The metal bit in the back is clamped onto the cow’s protruding pelvic bones. They rigged a beam between two trees. The back feet didn’t actually touch the ground.

Not our cow. We were called to help before the neighbors – who actually knew what to do – showed up.