Our Newest Addition!

Meet Patch, our new calf, born November 12, 2009.

AHD Ranch Update

Jenny talks to the neighbor's horse This baby was born just a few days after our youngest baby, Socks. Our cow, Flossie, smells Daddy's hand Our baby, Socks (the darker one in back) and Rick's newest baby (in front)

Skipper, our oldest heifer (the one on the left) David, Jr. (on the left) and our heifer Annie

David, Jr. is the calf that David helped deliver back in June

It's A....

...Girl - Mom and Baby are both doing fine!

born approximately 1:00 pm June 1, 2008

Roughly 40 to 50 pounds with beautiful, big brown eyes

Dark red and white - she has been named Socks!!

Our friend Rick called us around 2:00 on Sunday afternoon and told us that our new baby had arrived. He told us that one of his cows was in labor and he was headed out to check on it. We decided to load up and go see our new baby. Andy, Hannah and Connie were spending the afternoon at our house and Connie went out to Groveland with us. When we got out to the property, our cow, Flossie, was cleaning up the afterbirth from her calf. When Rick got there we went down to the corner of the other pasture where his cow was to check on her. She was having trouble and David got to have the experience of helping to deliver a calf. We thought things were a little touch and go for a while but Rick called us after church and told us that Mom and baby were both up and walking around. Below are some pictures of the calf that David delivered.

Here are more pictures from Saturday and Sunday. Some of the ones of David helping the cow may be gory.

Vet David

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Our cow & calves on Christmas morning

Annie Flossie Skipper Annie (front) & Skipper (back) Skipper (left facing forward) & Annie (back)

Ranch Work

On Saturday, September 15, 2007, David, Dad, Jonathan Kline, Jr., Jenny and I went out to our friend Rick's property in Groveland where we keep our cattle. We eartagged the calves and banded two of the three bull calves. Andy was supposed to have class today to study for his test but could not sit all day due to just having had his appendectomy on Monday. He and Hannah came by on their way home. Andy couldn't get in and help but he could give instructions.

Jesse and David work with one of the bull calves. This one is only a few days old. It wasn't hard for them to grab this one and tag it.One of the calves takes a dip in the stock tank trying to get away from David and Jesse. Too bad I didn't get this as a video clip. It was quite funny to watch! This was one of the other bull calves. This one had to be banded as well, so Jonathan got to get in on the action and help hold the leg rope while Rick banded the calf. One of our two calves, Annie. Our other calf and her mother refused to come into the pen so we couldn't tag her. After we were all done, Andy gave Jenny a driving lesson in the old truck that Rick keeps out here. Jonathan, David, Andy and Hannah

Monday Update

Andy went back to work today, he is still a bit sore but otherwise feeling fine. On Saturday, Dad, David, Jenny and I and Jonathan Kline went out to our friend Rick's property and helped him ear tag and castrate calves and worm his cows and bull. We got all but one of the calves tagged (one of ours) and we castrated two of Rick's three bull calves. The one we didn't do was only a few days old. Rick had brought out his Dixie Chopper and when we left, David took the trailer with it on out to Andy and Hannah's and mowed for Andy. After we got Andy's yard mowed we headed back home. It was Grandpa Miller's birthday and he was headed to Summerfield to preach on Sunday, so he and Grandma Ruth stopped by for a birthday lunch. Aunt Esther came down and Andy and Hannah came in also. Andy was supposed to go to class but was unable to sit all day long so he picked up his paperwork and got what he needed to study this week and came to meet us with the cows.

Another Girl!!

Annie

Flossie, with her new baby girl, Annie, born Sunday, May 27, 2007

It's A Girl!!!!

Shadow with her 10-11 hour old calf, Skipper.