This afternoon as I was bringing groceries in the house from my truck, I paused for a moment between arm loads of walmart bags to watch our 4 yr old mare Dixie babysitting two of our baby calves. The little black calf (what looks like a rock) in front of Dixie is our newest addition. She was born 4 days ago. The calf's mother is very protective of her and I was very suprised to see her grazing away up on the hill taking a much needed mom break. I guess Dixie promised her she would stay with her. At one point Dixie was so deep in sleep that her head was creeping lower and lower to the ground. She woke up some when she saw me coming with the camera. The other larger calf is Baby Maddie. She is a 2.5 month old Jersey and usually I find Dixie and her running around together. They really have bonded to each other and I enjoy watching them play together.
This is Pumpkin, one of our three female cats we have on the farm. Here she is watching her chickens diligently. Even though they look full grown, they are young chickens, only about 3 months old. She sits on top of their little house and watches them when they come out to eat, graze or get water during the day. She's never tried to hurt them, or chase them. She just seems to enjoy watching them from above. I'd really like to know what she is thinking...."Boy, that would taste good!", or "Why do they have wings but can't fly, is this some sort of a trick?".
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