On Boxing Day we went for a walk to visit the cows and found two tiny white calves. Star had had a girl and Sandy had had a boy either on Christmas Day or maybe a day or so earlier. We have named Star's girl Twinkle, to keep the star theme, and Sandy's boy Rudi, to keep the Christmas theme. They are both beautiful.
Then on Monday following Christmas, Freda had a little black girl, which we will call Anna, to keep the theme of 'A' for Angus. And yesterday, on New Year's Eve, Jemma had a little black boy calf. I am thinking of calling him something starting with 'J' but haven't decided on a name yet. These two are also both beautiful. I was even able to pat Jemma's boy because he was on the other side of the fence to her.
I have included family shots of each cow with their previous heifer/steer and their newborn. The families still stick together sometimes and I think most the previous heifers/steers are still feeding from their mothers! So much for the cows sorting out the natural weaning process.
