05/04/2026
Farm life can be hard at times. We had a bull calf born early in the morning on Sunday, April 26 during the cold batch of weather we had. We assisted in getting him dried off and with mom, ensuring that he nursed and was able to move around the pasture with mom throughout the day. He seemed to be doing fine, but on Tuesday evening when Greg went out to feed he found him in the mud next to the pond very weak and cold. He immediately brought him in and started lifesaving measures to get his body temperature up. We made every effort over the next three days to get him back on his feet, including tube feeding and subcutaneous fluids, but he never regained enough strength to suckle or thrive. Unfortunately, he lost the battle and we let mom say goodbye and buried him this past Saturday. It's never easy to lose one of your animals, even ones you only knew for a short period of time. We named him Chance.
