What a morning. As the sun was coming up and milking was almost done I looked out into the pasture and noticed that one of the girls wasn't standing in the barnyard. The missing heifer was Boo the almost 3 year old daughter of Reta. We knew she was supposed to calve out soon but had our sights closer to next weekend. As I scanned the pasture I saw movement out in the tree line and could not believe my eyes, there was mother and baby. The calf was up and walking and Boo had cleaned her off so the birth was sometime in the night. What a surprise!
We'll be working on a name but Julie and the 4-H kids are up in Madison at Badger Dairy Camp so the we might have to wait until they come home.
For a heifer Boo did outstanding, she's a great mother.
