She’s gotten so big!

Spring is finally here and the snow is starting to melt. The list of things to do to get ready for the summer is a mile long. We’ve had a few births in recent months but only one heifer (See Daphne) who is a cutie. Winter was long as usual and the cows are anxious to get out again. Before we do that, we have to make sure that the fences are all secure and the path to the pasture is firm enough for them to walk on. Unfortunately we also lost Gidget. She had banged up her leg and the infection spread into her muscles. We did our best to help her heal but in the end, we didn’t want her to suffer so it was best to have her put down. Molly is still a piggy and growing more every day.

Gidget showing Molly how to chow down on some hay.

We’ve had another new addition to the farm. This morning Gidget gave birth to a healthy heifer (girl) calf. She was born out in the pasture during the overnight.
Name: Molly (her full name will be Red Oak Hill Blue Chip Molly)
D.O.B. - 10/01/2006
Origin: Daughter of Gidget. Sire is Blue Chip

Here is a video of Donna feeding Molly after play time:

Curious Molly..

Here is a picture of Molly the day she was born:

Today we bought a new cow to bring to the farm. She is a registered Brown Swiss cow.

Name: Maple Cove Atlas Gidget
D.O.B.: 06/19/2002

We bought her from the Country Critters Farm in Winchester, NH. Sometime this week, we’ll be going to to go pick her up and bring her to Red Oak Hill Farm. She’s due to calve sometime next month, so it is like buying two cows for one!

Update:

She’s here: