New Life on the Farm
Life on the farm can bring many emotions. Sometimes it can be sad, and almost depressing. But other times there is joy. My parents cows have been busy this year. We have had a massive amount of calves born recently. I would venture to say around 30 have been born in the last 4 months. I have yet to actually watch the birth process of a calf, but this week I have stumbled upon a calf that was born within the last hour or so. John stumbled upon a cow in labor and got to watch the entire birth process. Apparently, they use gravity to help the baby out. I am glad human babies don't have to fall on their heads at the moment of birth. New baby John got to watch be born, still covered by part of the sack. Sunday, after church, we drove onto our road and noticed some buzzards surrounding a cow, so we drove quickly over to see what was going on. As you probably know, buzzards usually mean something is dead. The calf was alive and the cow was cleaning up, (eating