Good Timing

Finally, a well-timed birth! After dinner yesterday, I went out with the boys to let them have one last romp before bedtime. The rain had let up and it was very pleasant weather. Merry Kate was pacing the field, getting up and lying down, obviously in labor. So I let the boys occupy themselves in the rock firepit for mom turned sandbox-wannabe for boys, but currently occupied with homemade potting soil mix leftovers instead of sand.

I was able to observe the birth from a distance. She delivered a white heifer calf at 5:45 pm and it was up standing at exactly one hour later. It's a very light blonde and is the friskiest calf we've had to date. Right after she delivered, Munro and Hot Shot came over to welcome the new bundle as if they'd been waiting the whole time in the lobby. They were suprised when it wiggled and jumped back a bit.

Andes' ram shield from Premier arrived also and he seems much happier with it than the sun visor. As long as it doesn't cause any problems, we'll keep him in it until the lambs are old enough to stay out of the way.