tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post7761260262540417471..comments2023-10-11T14:32:53.542-06:00Comments on Fern Valley Appaloosas: It ain't all sunshine and rosesSherry Sikstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-80113076914018648922012-04-25T12:28:37.411-06:002012-04-25T12:28:37.411-06:00Wow great capture! My uncle's girlfriend want...Wow great capture! My uncle's girlfriend wanted to see a calf born so she would stake out cows until they calved and she finally got to see one born. It was funny :)Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620304858463524343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-26939549698163539482012-04-24T09:55:24.898-06:002012-04-24T09:55:24.898-06:00Although you did you best and gave it your all, Mo...Although you did you best and gave it your all, Mother Nature still runs the roost. It was probably best that she lost her fight. Everything happens for a reason but it still is hard to take. Good luck with the rest.greymarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230284595885022197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-74275403221368606142012-04-23T21:42:40.163-06:002012-04-23T21:42:40.163-06:00Aww it is sad when they don't make it, unfortu...Aww it is sad when they don't make it, unfortunatly it is part of the whole issue of the business. I like your Uncles Quotes, I was told if it doesn't hurt when you lose them you shouldn't have them. But either way it sucks when they die :(Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18035210092855895218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-58669277652079732082012-04-23T21:40:39.405-06:002012-04-23T21:40:39.405-06:00Aw-Sorry to hear that. The loss of any animal is h...Aw-Sorry to hear that. The loss of any animal is hard, it's doubly hard when the loss of a life also means the loss of revenue. Sounds harsh...but is true. <br /><br />Hope the rest of the calving season goes well.BrownEyed Cowgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03610547057139295854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-19325835339505669492012-04-23T17:15:51.286-06:002012-04-23T17:15:51.286-06:00Sadly Little Stupid Cupid , did not in fact make i...Sadly Little Stupid Cupid , did not in fact make it, she perked up last evening after a second tube feed ,and was dead this morning. Sucks ,but it happens .We can do our very best and it can still go wrong. Hardest thing to learn is sometimes our very best is just not good enoughSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-8853278537462862992012-04-23T17:13:18.137-06:002012-04-23T17:13:18.137-06:00Great shots.Hope Cupid picks up. Your Uncle is rig...Great shots.Hope Cupid picks up. Your Uncle is right and that isn't the first time I've heard that...knowing it doesn't make it any easier though.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925307178219109622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-89938545404702492512012-04-23T15:28:52.594-06:002012-04-23T15:28:52.594-06:00Just beautiful! Amazing shots of the way we wish ...Just beautiful! Amazing shots of the way we wish they would all go.C-ingspotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17744931697050670013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-11780180697231162842012-04-23T12:22:30.992-06:002012-04-23T12:22:30.992-06:00Your uncle is a man of wise words. Of the three we...Your uncle is a man of wise words. Of the three we started with and one we hoped for- we are down to one bovine now. <br /><br />If Betsy keeps bawling her head off like she has lately, she may well go live at the neighbors or we need to get her a 'friend' to keep her company. 3am and her 'Beautiful Moo' is turning out to not be music to my ears so much anymore. <br /><br />Cute calf and I hope the little heifer makes it. Losing them sucks, but we face that with every animal we own- livestock, pets, furry, finned or feathered.Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-19547778865112834482012-04-23T00:27:37.170-06:002012-04-23T00:27:37.170-06:00Stupid Cupid, I love it. Makes perfect sense to me...Stupid Cupid, I love it. Makes perfect sense to me. I can see why it fits for you.<br /><br />I've only seen one calf born and it was one of those times things did not go well. I learned right then, cows weren't going to be my thing. I love their sweet babies but don't know that I can deal with the odds. Give me that long narrow(compared to a cow) face of a foal any day of the week. <br /><br />Funny thing is if I applied that logic to dogs I would never breed my boxer...... but then I haven't yet. Keep thinking about it but the size and shape of that head keeps me at bay.<br /><br />What a cute marking on this calf and the other one is a monster size. Poor mama. She has my sympathies of pushing that one out. I can certainly see why they needed your help.Rising Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-37654597240328466342012-04-22T20:53:32.113-06:002012-04-22T20:53:32.113-06:00How lucky you are to witness that, I think they...How lucky you are to witness that, I think they're beautiful. I hope cupid pulls through ♥kdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504994174268834559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-66516796148159592712012-04-22T19:25:25.243-06:002012-04-22T19:25:25.243-06:00Great pictures, FV.
Good luck with the slow one!Great pictures, FV.<br /><br />Good luck with the slow one!GoLightlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283690734019490983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-66638242274539503802012-04-22T16:37:28.433-06:002012-04-22T16:37:28.433-06:00Calving is sometimes hard on the emotions. I hate...Calving is sometimes hard on the emotions. I hate seeing a poor old girl suffer with a huge baby or what the calf has to go though after they get swollen like that. Great shots of the cow dumping the calf on its head.....always amazes me how they do that and survive. I guess it gives the fluid time to drain but that crash landing.......:(Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183448760614051130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-89912860122309560522012-04-22T14:24:55.090-06:002012-04-22T14:24:55.090-06:00Nothing like dumping your baby on its head for its...Nothing like dumping your baby on its head for its introduction to the world! Great capture.<br />Hope you don't lose many calves this season.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15454110560303310751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-28427511168466616372012-04-22T13:05:48.208-06:002012-04-22T13:05:48.208-06:00will try to get pics of St Cupid for you all, she...will try to get pics of St Cupid for you all, she is not doing well at the moment , I had to tube feed her and we will seeSherry Sikstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15739108723318002627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-92186625503823007202012-04-22T09:10:17.384-06:002012-04-22T09:10:17.384-06:00What a funny painted face that newborn has! LOL
P...What a funny painted face that newborn has! LOL<br /><br />Poor SC (;O)) <br /><br />Yep fact of life, death.Reddunappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02789213785183576404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-44289469608324760212012-04-22T07:17:21.539-06:002012-04-22T07:17:21.539-06:00Wow, those are some great shots! Will the "sl...Wow, those are some great shots! Will the "slow" ones improve over time?<br />Yes, you must show us Stupid Cupid.<br /><br />I like what your Uncle said, very wise.Fantastyk Voyagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065772565014490544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-17831530825497055062012-04-22T04:30:14.671-06:002012-04-22T04:30:14.671-06:00Glad for the pictures - just amazing and beautiful...Glad for the pictures - just amazing and beautiful - do cows always stand to calve? Hope the "slow one" comes around in time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603513755231165590.post-44533906663536200332012-04-21T23:59:54.712-06:002012-04-21T23:59:54.712-06:00Really amazing to be there for all the new lives. ...Really amazing to be there for all the new lives. :)<br /><br />So I want to see a picture of Stupid Cupid, who could have her name shortened one of two ways.Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353667980806676067noreply@blogger.com