Meet Trouble. He’s just few months old. Our friends ran out of grass on their place, so he came here to get fat. Yes, that means he is going to be butchered. Our friends are going to share him with us.
Usually, we take a long time to consider such moves. Not this time.
His story is sad. I hope I get it right. When our friends were presented with the opportunity of raising him, they didn’t know and weren’t told where he came from.
He is one of the cast-off babies from a conventional dairy farm. The mama cow must get pregnant and give birth in order to produce milk. The baby (at least if he’s a male, I am not sure what happens if she is a female) doesn’t get to nurse but is killed or sold. We know he was happier at our friends’ house and we want him to be happy here.
When he arrived, Naomi coaxed him out of the truck with some hay. Then he went straight for the woods and the food. He’s not interested in us. And he seems to be scared of the goats. The goats are scared of him, too. They all stand in a line (all 8 of them) when he’s around, their hairs stand straight up, and they snort loudly and repeatedly. They are warning him not to come near. He’s not interested in coming near, but they haven’t figured that out yet.
Trouble is beautiful!! At least your calf is!
He is such a gorgeous color. Did I ever tell you that I had a calf named after me once? 
Her name was Roby.
Have a great day!, Robin
Hey girl, just a thought….
You might want to try Taming Trouble (TT) *grin*
The half a side of beef we are eating now is sooooo good. When I asked the lady we got it from what she did, she told me that taming their cows is one of the most important things they do. She said they pick wild apples, berries etc. and visit the cows, talking to them and hand feeding. When it comes time to butcher – the cows are not stressed out and do not release hormones that would affect their meat. They come when called! They are very clam, and the process is humane on everyone. No stressed out people or cows
Although…. there could be a real downside to taming, if you were to get to attached to Trouble that would be TROUBLE – LOL
Blessings, Jami
Jami,
I’m glad to hear that your (tame) beef is so tasty!
Trouble is quite fun. He likes the kids, likes them to scratch him and visit him. He now tries to play with the goats, but they’re not having it. The goats aren’t so alarmed anymore but they’re not ready to frolic.
So, yes, taming I think will be good! Thanks.
Love, Wardeh