Rosella Gives Birth - Part 2

Rosella had just given birth to two calves (see also Part 1, posted yesterday). I left them alone for awhile, then came back out to check on how everything was going. Rosella, the second calf and the rest of the herd had moved across the field, but the first calf was all by herself:

I couldn't leave things as they were, so I picked up the heifer calf and carried her across the field to join the rest of the herd:

I found Rosella and the second baby, acting as if everything was just fine:

I set the heifer calf down near Rosella, hoping for a glad reunion:

Grandma Scarlett trotted over to see what was going on and the little heifer calf tried her out, hoping she was her mother. Rosella, seen behind them with calf number two, just glowered:

I got the heifer calf a little closer, but Rosella butted her away. After she had the second calf, she failed to understand that she now had two. Twins are rare in cattle and she was programmed only to care for the most recent birth:

I brought out the tractor and put the heifer calf in the bucket, driving her back to the barn. I put her in a stall with hay and then called the neighbor. She and two of her boys brought over colostrum replacer and a bottle, then mixed it in my barn:

And then the little heifer got her first meal:

The two boys got to feed her:

Growing up around animals is a blessing which will help them throughout their lives:

She also brought over a calf blanket, which she put around the little girl so she'd be warm during her first night:

At this point all is well with both calves. The bad news is that opposite sex twin calves are almost always sterile because they share hormones in the womb. Neither of them can be registered or used for breeding. I am attempting to sell them, hopefully to someone who wants them as a 4-H project: