Matching Pairs

Joe found a cow with a retained placenta but no calf nearby. He found a calf with no cow.  But the cow with no calf didn’t want the calf with no cow. 

He put them both in a lot and came home to get some supplies and help. The area of the farm they are in doesn’t have a chute or head gate and Joe was worried about being out there by himself and maybe getting smashed.  The first chore was taking the scythe and cutting down the thistles in the lot. 

Then he had to rope the cow, snug her to the fence then put on a halter

and tie her up. 

The calf was hungry and strong so it didn’t take too much wrestling to get it to start nursing. 

The cow wasn’t wild or mean so things went pretty smoothly.  All except for the fact she still doesn’t want the calf.  That was yesterday. Joe said her attitude hasn’t changed any today.