Where has the time gone, I turned 2 months old on June 21st. To celebrate, I got weaned. Weaning is the process of separating calves from their source of milk. So, I no longer receive any milk replacer. Typically, dairy calves are weaned 60-75 days after they are born. In addition to being weaned, I said goodbye to my individual… Read More
What is milk replacer?
Hey everyone! It’s Bumblebee checking in, these past 2 weeks have been important for a calf like me. The weather here finally feels like spring or summer and the guys finished planting corn on Wednesday! Today Mary is helping me write this post on milk replacer. I don’t know much about it, but I really enjoy drinking it out of my… Read More
Bumblebee – 1 week old!!
Hey everyone, it’s Bumblebee writing my first blog post, I am very excited and a little nervous to share my journal with all of you. I was born on Monday April 21st, 2014 so that makes me 5 days old. Shortly after I was born, I said goodbye to my Mom and the guys moved me to my own little… Read More
Meet Bumblebee!
Through our Facebook page, we have become acquainted with an Early Childhood Center in Missouri that works with children whoare developmentally disabled, typically developing, and medically fragile. They range in age from 6 weeks old to 5 years of age. Room #514 of the center has asked us if they could “adopt” a calf and watch her grow up through… Read More