Red Poll Cattle Pictures

Now that Scarlett has calved, big bellied Jasmine is the next in line. Her udder hasn't bagged up yet, but she is due very soon:

I still bring the cows in for grain once a day. It helps me to keep an eye on them and keep them tame:

Scarlett, grazing just before she calved:

Gracie was artificially inseminated 21 days earlier, but it didn't take because she came in heat again. So I called the A.I. man and we did it all over again:

The cows enjoy the pleasant days of summer also:

Scarlett began climbing up the rock pile just before she gave birth and I shooed her away from it. Besides the treacherous footing, coyotes were howling across the road and this was too near the woods for comfort. I wanted her closer to the barn:

The cattle have eaten down the portion of the south field to which they are confined. They still seem to be in fine condition, but I am looking forward to getting the rest of the fields hayed and then making some decisions about buying more for the winter:

Little Rosella spent her first several days curled up in the grass, sleeping. The green ears are because of the ink I used when I tattooed both her ears. I'll try to be less messy next time:

Rosella was quiet and compliant while I tattooed her ears, but then she got angry and stood up. She'd had more than enough of me:

And as soon as she stood up, Scarlett trotted over to bring her back to the herd:

Mother and her green-eared daughter:

This short video caught a pasture scene with all the cows and little Rosella when she was less than one day old. The birds were singing beautifully and Scarlett gave a low, motherly moo about halfway through, so be sure your volume is turned up: