Re: naming your cattle.

Posted by James Howell on April 20, 2009 at 16:28:24 from (144.162.41.170):

In Reply to: naming your cattle. posted by billonthefarm on April 20, 2009 at 15:51:47:

Years and years ago when I was about 9 or 10, my father made a deal on 10 newborn calves with a local dairyman.

The dairyman sold my father each newborn calf for $10.00.

The calves were a cross-breed brahma/jersey.

We ended up with 2 bull calves and 8 heifer calves.

Of course we had names for each one; I can recall Bambi, Brownee, Tipper, Essey, and Blacky.

Didn't get to "close" to the bulls because I knew they would end up in the freezer.

My job was to feed all ten calves twice each day.

My father bought "powdered" calf milk by the 50lb sack.

Put 1 cup in a 1 gallon aluminum bucket and added water.

When the 10 buckets were ready, I would set them on the ground in several locations in the back yard.

I would use the wooden mixing spoon to "bang" on one of the aluminum buckets.

Go open the wooden gate and get out of the way of the stampede.

The calves would run into the backyard and go to the next available bucket.

They would start off by standing and drinking the "milk mix".

As they would get closer to the bottom of the bucket, they would get down on their front legs.

Once the bucket was empty, they would "sling" the bucket in the air with their heads.

When the bucket hit the ground, they would run to it and "sling" it in the air again.

Big smile on my face now; thanks for the memory.

Get the kids involved in naming the calves; they can be really creative.

Enjoy your photos; keep them coming.

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