Monday, February 8, 2010
Baby Calf
I actually got to see a baby calf get born; I hope I have a chance to see another one. Jibree, the herdsman for Hope Academy, came up and told us “cowoo don’t born” (cow did give birth) so we rushed down to see the new cow. There was no calf… only two hooves sticking out of Momma cow’s bum. It looked painful! The calf’s neck was bent backwards, and the front legs came out forward. Jibree had to really pull on the hooves to get it out. At first the calf looked like it was dead before Jibree did C.P.R. on it by putting his mouth over the calf’s nose and blowing into it a few deep breaths. We named it Masquerade, because it looks like it has a black mask on its face, but the rest of it is white. It tried to stand, but fell. It couldn’t walk for a day, but the next day it was up and running. I could carry it forever if the mom wasn’t overly protective, as in charging you and trying to kill you.
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