This is what happens when it is 25 degrees out and a cow, that no one knew was preganant, has calves unexpectadly. Twins. The mother rejected this bull calf and he nearly froze to death. We had to bring him in next to the woodstove to get him warmed up.
After some warming up and a bottle, he was ready for a nap.
The heifer calf is in the barn, nursing well with mommy. Once he warmed up, the bull calf went out to the barn too – hanging with the lambs. Looks like bottle feeding is in my future!
Surprise!
I hope you don’t make him a pet. I watched a sad program about how a pet bull turned on the owner.
We don’t keep livestock as “pets.” Our livestock are livestock. (Not that we don’t love them, but they all have a purpose.) The only reason he was in the house was because if he did not get warmed quickly he would have died. He’s back out in the barn now where he belongs…