There are over half now, of little babies on the ground. At least 50 (fifty) visible calves on Friday, more on Saturday—around 60 on last count.
So many it’s hard to keep tabs on who has been counted and who hasn’t!
Our fields, hills, dales, and farm roads are full of cavorting new little ones.
It is now time for the herd to gather up and move down the hill from us. Farming starts tomorrow! Mr. Davis and his daughters and his wife will all arrive on horses and a horse trailer. The trailer is for the brand new little ones who can’t walk far.
Momma cows are very smart and will know exactly where their baby is. Once everyone arrives at the next pasture the momma cows will immediately find their calf and trot off with it. (One way is the Mom keep mooing and hollering the whole time, so the little one knows her voice and where to find her. The calf also answers, so the Mom is well aware of where her child is.)
Although, they won’t go very far, not even half-a-mile— brand new little ones must have time to develop strength in their legs to walk for great distances.
Calf season is quickly drawing to a close. What joy they bring me to brighten the long days of late winter.
Your friend on a western Colorado farm,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
What a thrill it must be to see all the new life popping up everywhere! Those little calves are so sweet.
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They are darling!
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Love that little blue fellow! I am so excited for the start to your farming season. It is weeks, if not months away here. Who would imagine that NY would be so much later than your mountain state, but we are.
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I love that little bull also!
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That top photo is my fave!! Good shot.
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🙂 Good morning, Marla!
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I know you’re going to miss the cows and their new calves, but they certainly have given you much joy (and ute pictures!).
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Yes they have! But farming starts now, and it’s time for them to move on to greener pastures!
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The calves are so much fun to watch out in a field!
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They sure are!
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I was wondering how they all found their right mamas.
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The call of the Mom is music to the little one’s ears!
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Good morning Linda,
I love the pix. I feel sorry for people who ‘have’ to live in the city. They miss out on the wonder of watching calves play, cows & calves calling each other, & how the cows know to hide their newborns from predators. Three weeks of joy for you. Thank you so much for sharing with all of us. Hugs, Sandy
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Yes! They are most delightful! Come tomorrow we start farm work!! YAY!
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So soon! Seems they just got there 😦
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28 days! That’s how the Rancher likes it. They could come ever so much sooner, but he wants them only in the month of February.
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Well I suppose he knows when the gals were bred. And that your area can’t take double the amount of cattle for very long!
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You are so right!
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It will be sad to not see the little calves everyday. But at least you had the pleasure for awhile. They are so cute.
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It works out just right for late winter. Then spring comes!
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Whether it’s clouds or mountains on the horizon, your home sits in some beautiful country, Linda. With calves serving as precursors to Spring, it’s about as idyllic as possible. And then, of course, there’s Boomer …
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We do. We are on top of a mesa called California Mesa…the people who came in to settle our area were on their way to California and decided to stay instead.
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Lovely furry little guys and girls too of course ! 😃
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