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Thursday, October 7, 2010

It's all new (again)


It is tradition in our family to present each child with a calf for their 12th birthday.  Yesterday was G3's 12th birthday and here he is with "Destiny", his 10-day-old red and white holstein heifer calf.  Most people are familiar with the black and white holstein's. In these parts they're part of the landscape. However, the red and whites aren't as common and that is why he picked her.  He wanted an animal that will stand out.  Be a little unique - just like him.

Of course, competition is alive and well among the sibs and not to be outdone on the calf front, G2's cow gave birth to a heifer calf yesterday as well. So, in the spirit of giving equal time, here she is, the still un-named newborn:
   
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3 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 8, 2010 at 9:43 AM

    WHAT AN AWESOME TRADITION!

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  2. Ott, A.October 8, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    We had a similar tradition in my family. We purchased a heifer and then sold her calf each year to make money for college. Of course mine was a Hereford but at least both G3 and I had the same red and white color scheme going. Happy to be your newest follower and looking forward to more posts from you.

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  3. UnknownOctober 8, 2010 at 10:55 AM

    Ahhhh. I love your tradition and pictures of calves. I miss those cuties! I dated my husband for six years and knew the back end of every cow on the farm; yep, he was a dairy man. They sold the dairy right before we married, but we still have about 100-150 feeder cattle and lots of acres to harvest. We just finished that, harvest, this week! Woo!

    Stop by the farm and let's chat soon! I'm at
    http://walkingtheoff-beatenpath.blogspot.com

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