Woke @ 7:00am to go and check in on our new calf . Couldn't see him anywhere in field so in a panic I started searching and found him in some long grass, face down and appearing lifeless so I ran over to him. I knelt down I stroked him thinking it obviously was rejected last night and maybe hadn't got its colostrum, but instead of being cold he was really warm but still wouldn't lift it's head. I put my hands under his shoulders to lift him up expecting the worst and without any warning he opened its eyes, took one look at me and bolted like a race horse across the field closely followed by mum (man it was fast) and straight out of the two strands of electric fencing. it took me a year to learn to walk from birth and this thing is galloping at 4hrs old!!!. To say I was surprised is some what of an understatement.. All along the flippin thing was sound asleep and I'd scared the living daylights out of it by trying to pick it up!!! So panic over it appears our baby calf is healthy and will be disguised as a horse and entered at Ascott next year!!! Happy days
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