The Calfie

The calf I wrote about back on April 30 is doing great! Healthy and strong, he's a very eager eater.We feed him the recommended amount of milk replacer -- too much could scour him (give him diarrhea, also known as 'the scours'). But when he's sucked the bucket dry, he looks to us for more, trying to nurse a finger, a shirt tail, whatever.

He's very single-minded and, as I said, strong. The butting is instinctive behavior -- calves always butt their mama's udders. It seems like a signal to the cow to let her milk down.

John and I (and particularly John) have learned to keep our legs together when the calfie is looking for more.