Cows and Horses Feb-April 2016

We didn't have the opportunity to do cows on a larger scale through the feedlot this year (long story), but we didn't want to miss out on going through that experience with our boys. We decided to buy some mother cows instead and it turned out to be lots of fun. We had a really good experience overall and would definitely do it again. I knew I'd be sad when we sold them, but I was dang near tears when I watched my babies drive away! I had kept telling myself I wasn't going to get attached, but apparently I didn't do a very good job at that. We've done cows for a lot of years, but never had them from when their born, that's just a whole different experience. You get a little more invested in their well being. So for the entire month of March and April we watched for babies and got to witness a few of the births which was really cool! Our first Mama to calf was actually Tytyn's cow. I was so sad because it was a school day so Tytyn missed out on it, but we drove him right to it when he got home and surprised him with the baby. Tytyn and Halter just couldn't get enough of the baby calves (neither could I.) Our first calf was the only one we had any issues with as far as it not being able to even stand or eat for a couple days. So we had to do some bottle and tube feeding, but thankfully after many prayers the sweet little boy was able to eat from his Mama on day 3! The rest of them were pretty smooth sailing and we just enjoyed being a part of it and doing it together as a family.

This was the first baby. The boys just couldn't get enough of it!

Baby #2

We fed and watered the horses all winter so the boys always wanted to get inside with them and play before we went home. 

This is Ted's horse (the white one) and for some reason she has this special little bond with Halter. Everyday when he'd crawl inside the pen to see the horses she followed him around EVERYWHERE and if any of the other horses even came near him she'd nip them away. It was kind of comical to watch him walk and run around the pen like a toddler does and see this big horse just following behind him. He loved every second of it!

He liked to play this game where he'd "paint" her with water.

Horsey Loves :)