On June 11 Steve got a call from a friend who saw one of our cows attacking its own newborn calf. It was a very bizarre scenario and nothing we had ever heard of before, but luckily they were able to save the calf from her own mama. Steve brought the calf home and we knew we would have to bottle raise her. She is a beautiful red and white calf and impossible not to love. Brooke fell in love instantly and even spent the first two or three nights sleeping in the laundry room with her.
The calf has since been named Glimmer which is a bit of an acronym for God's Little MiRacle. Almost two months later now and Brooke is still very devoted to Glimmer. She gives her all her bottles without complaining and is very affectionate with her. At one point Steve brought up the idea of selling Glimmer and Brooke went straight to tears. I guess Glimmer will be around for a while. She a really sweet calf and hangs out in the yard close to the house, and never wanders.
Brooke is not the only one who has taken a liking to Glimmer. Delta, our dog, has shown some motherly instincts toward her and the two animals hang out together most of the day. Here's a video that Steve shot of Delta and Glimmer enjoying some quality time on the porch.
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