Nora and Noisy's Second Day

Well this morning Nora and Noisy came back to the north side of the valley on their own. Nora was eating and Noisy was hidden at the edge of the woods, but you can always find the calf by watching the mother as she can't help looking his way.

Noisy made a colostrum poop when I got him up which was a little loose - he probably overate last night after being hungry so long. Nora was much calmer and only made the charging sound once. It was cold and rainy today but Noisy's thick Highland fur kept him warm and dry and I didn't see him shiver at all. In the afternoon I offered him a bottle of calf supplement just in case he needed it. By then Nora would let me come right up to him. After a few sucks it was clear he wasn't hungry.

They are in the valley with Arwen who is also due soon and with Newla and Alf, last year's calves from Nora and Arwen who are there just for company. They stayed on the north side all day eating the orchard grass southwest of the old chicken coop.

Toward evening he was running all around and making the little exploratory jumps that calves make. He even ran up to his sister Newla and danced around in front of her. That's good to see as you know he's feeling good and he's getting warmed up before night. All the while Nora is running after him trying to keep up which is poignant and comical at the same time. Everyone runs to stay out of the way of this tiny calf because right behind him is 3/4 ton of very protective cow. Then he went to mom and starting nursing without any problems. Now the main risk is too much milk, but his last poop of the day looked normal.