We have made it back to Salem, Oregon to hang with our Fairbanks friends Heather and Jake, who moved down here last May. They have an awesome place and have decided to try their hand at raising cattle! Well, really they hope to raise two steers. We arrived just in time for the beginning of the adventure. Duncan and Jake drove to Tillamook to purchase two male jersey calves. Since we have a pickup with a canopy, Duncan drove. Evidently, it was a stressful drive back as the two calves flopped around in the bed of the truck, while two 12 year old girls cackled hysterically in the back seat. They returned with two, very cute day old calves. We are all getting to learn how to bottle feed calves. One, that has been named Bugsy, has taken to the bottle quickly. He is quite funny as he attacks anyone with a bottle, and then runs around jumping and kicking afterwards. The other calf is struggling a bit. He has not taken to the bottle quite as well, and has us all a bit worried. He is so cute though!
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| The ride home. |
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| Bugsy |
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| The calf yet to be named. |
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| The two together. |
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| Kayli feeding Bugsy |
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| Sydney tries her hand at feeding. |
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| The calf yet to be named and I are bonding. |
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| He is so sweet. I just wish he would eat better. |
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| He had to be tube feed to get something in him. |
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