Calving when is dark and cold.

[valley ranch]

It seem they pick the coldest, darkest, snowiest time.

 

[valley ranch]

Always at night or early morning!

 

[valley ranch]

The girls bring them in for their first night.

 

[valley ranch]

Welcome to the world.

 

[valley ranch]

Always room for more.

 

[Smart Red]

Or stormiest night. We had a terrible storm with a deluge of rain the night my mare foaled. Of course, she preferred the wild night outside to the dry shelter of her barn.

Young son came running in the next morning yelling, "There's a giraffe in the horse pen with 'Tessa!" Our new little one had lacy spots and was about the shade of a giraffe so, to a little one, she did look a bit like a giraffe.

 

[valley ranch]

We lost power during the storm, lanterns are nice, and the wood stove was very nice.

 

[valley ranch]

Jerseys have great looking eyes!

 

[Smart Red]

They are so big and beautiful. Always remind me of deer eyes.

 

[Smiles Jr.]

Yup! Always fun at night. Especially in bad weather. I would think the temperature difference between mom's womb and the -10* wind would shock the begeebers out of the young'uns. But they don't seem to be bothered much.