My Twins

[harley_babes_hoard]

This morning one of my cows had twin babies. The white one was born first then at 6.30 the little brown one was born. Unfortunately mum has ditched the brown one. She did let it suckle for a short time so it would have got some colostrum thankfully but it is now going to be bottle fed my me.

Brown one just born in this pic

[2106greencat]

So cute,

have to admit to being a little disappointed though, clicked on expecting to see two new bouncing baby (humans) LOL

and getting all ready with my congrats speach !

[Anonymous]

What a heart warming, beautiful thread. Love your photos harley - they're amazing! Thank you for sharing. 

[harley_babes_hoard]

Jenni, we had a brindle Brahman bull, most of the calves have been browns and brindles even out of our charolais x's. The charolais bull next door did get into my paddock about that time so I think that's where the white has come from this time.

[jenni200011]

That would explain the color ( hee hee)...That also reminded me why we did not keep our own bull after a while  as they always escape for  some FUN with the ladies (lol)....

I do miss those loving licks & long eyelashes to melt hearts looks  from the calves

[b3llag1na]

Slightly off topic...

Years ago (I was a teenager) friends on a small acreage had a pet hereford bull - he was unbelievably quiet, you could even ride him! 

He was just like a big pet dog. I think they had origanally got him as a poddy to grow and then eat, but he became the family pet.

Across the road there was a proper farm.

A Black Angus stud - huge one.

Farmer decided to put all his heifers into the front paddock - there were quite a few of them. And added his bull when he thought the time was right.

When the calves starting arriving almost all of them had baldy faces!

 

He threatened to sue them for every penny they didnt have 

[tasfleur]

I am trying to visualise the sheer ecstasy and bliss those cows must have enjoyed when the nice kind bull went to visit them like that ... 

   

[tasfleur]

 

[gleee58]

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@tasfleur wrote:

He probably won't continue that  as he gets bigger Channys, he most likely will end up as a gorgeous and friendly pet bull, all calm and peaceful hopefully.    Hope he survives.    Is it common for a mother cow to reject a twin?

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It's common for the mother cow to reject twins and twins a rarely furtile so only good for meat once they grow.

[gleee58]

they are so gorgeous, and look so happy to be running around with their mum.

[tasfleur]

Thanks for the information Glee, much appreciated.   I don't know too much about farming so it's good to know about twin calves, thank you.