The Red Poll Update

Life is peaceful, and contentment reigns in the south field:

There is now plenty of grass, more than they can eat, so the girls spend most of each day lounging in the sun:

Rosella's little bull calf spends even more time snoozing than his mom:

And all the cows are looking good as they live the good life:

Violet and Amy seem to like to hang out together:

The little bull calf regards me as a curiosity, a mystery creature. He isn't yet sure if he should be afraid of me or not:

I caught Rosella and her boy lying in the grass by the fence. The bull calf looked dead, but he was only sleeping:

And one day I visited Rosella's rejected heifer calf, now living just down the road from me. Her new owner and I walked into the barn and she started to run out to greet her new dad, then stopped in alarm because she didn't know me any more:

But she soon decided I was safe and relaxed. I asked her dad to go in with her so I could take some pictures:

She was both playful and affectionate with him:

And also hungry, wanting some warm milk. She's always hungry, a veritable bottomless pit. She now lives an enviable life, with a nephew and uncle who spoil her and four yearling heifers who seem to have accepted her already. The uncle takes her out into the field to play each morning:

And while I was visiting, I said hello to his free range roosters. They are all friendly (the mean ones get eaten) and the hens, who are kept locked up safely: