Ginny's reward. Video added!

[littlecowfl]

Ginny came back to us after last year's buyer became overwhelmed. She is a sweet cow with a gentle nature, but made it very clear she didn't not want to be resold. She used to be easy-going around everyone, but once she came back here, she refused to let anyone but me touch her. Well, she gave us a beautiful heifer calf last week. Here she is, less than an hour old and still wet. We were on our way out to have dinner with the Sisters from our parish, so I asked them to name her. One Sister is from Rwanda and picked the name Rukundo (pronounced 'roo-koon-doe'). It means "love" in her native language.

[carragheendexters]

What a pretty calf, she looks all tuckered out from her big day.

[ladena]

Pretty little thing and I like the name.

[zephyrhillsusan]

Lucky Ginny to be back home. I love Rukundo's name, quoted a lot for a little gal to live up to. It looks like she's thinking it over in the last photo.

[hollydzie]

Very sweet baby

[littlecowfl]

Thanks, guys.

[stephanie]

It is really nice to hear that you had her back, heart warming!

Stephanie

[littlecowfl]

She is actually Armstrong's first grand-daughter that I own. Her sire was Moonlit Oaks Ciaran, son of Armstrong and Moonlit Oaks April. Her dam, Ginny, has some issues with her udder (which is why I sold her). It will be interesting to see if Rukundo's udder is improved over her dam's. April has a lovely udder and Armstrong's daughters have nice udders, so I hope that she inherits more influence from the bull's side than poor Ginny.

You can see poor Ginny's udder in this video. I bought her from another breeder as a young heifer so there was no way to know what kind of udder she was going to have.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nQAy0T3UKA&list=UURJ2YjNTVQ9kMIqwmUJuLLA

[littlecowfl]

Thanks, Gene. I've been watching her for mastitis, but she seems to be fine. She was pretty sore on that teat the first few days because she had a clogged milk duct. I tried to get it flowing again and she hurt. I think baby can fit her mouth on it now, so she should be emptying it.

Yep, Donkeyotee wants to play with the new baby.

[wvdexters]

Pretty little heifer. Sounds like her mama has found her home.

[littlecowfl]

Yes, she has. Any heifers will be carefully watched for udder improvements and bull calves will become steers, but she has a home.