Say "Hello" to Cricket!

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The newest member of our family here at Love Acres!

I can't believe how quick the whole thing went. I first saw Bandit hunched (having a contraction) at 4:00 and by 6:05 Cricket was on the ground! I thought it would take longer - I'm so glad I didn't MISS IT!

This was shortly before 6:00. Bandit finally got down to some serious pushing.



"Hey, how do I get this WATERMELON OUT??"



At 5:50 her water broke, and she decided that was just about the yummiest thing she'd ever tasted (vaghaaaaaaaannnnnngggggghhhhhh!). OK, I'm getting over my mucous thing, but that was pretty gooey and the slurping noises were indescribable! AG!



Five minutes later, the first perfect little hoof appeared (and it was right-side up! YAY!).



Followed shortly by the second hoof (and you can just see the tip of her nose).



A little more nose....



More nose... keep pushing, Bandit!



Then all of a sudden, WHOOSH! She was almost out!



Since she was kind of close to the fence, Rich and I moved her a little bit away and pulled her back legs free, so Bandit could meet her new little baby.



Welcome to the world, Little Cricket. May you live a long and happy life with us!



Then "The Licking" began...









OK, I won't post ALL the licking pictures!

A little while later, Cricket started trying to get to her feet. The first few attempts resulted in nose-landings.



Almost there....



SUCCESS! You go Cricket!







Then she started looking for her dinner:





She finally latched on, and got a good bellyfull of colostrum. By then it was too dark to take any more pictures, so I had to stop.

[nan]

GREAT pictures! Those are nice enough to send into a magazine or something! Pretty little heifer! I know you are as pleased as punch!

[momo]

Awwww..how cute. It looks like Bandit wasn't even embarassed to have such intimate pictures taken of her.

I can't wait till we get some more "cowettes" around here.

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Thanks, of course, naturally I think she's the cutest baby in the whole world, but I'm prejudiced! LOL!

Here are a couple pictures of her today, dried off. The first one is this morning, having brekkies:



And later this afternoon, after her Big Adventure in the pasture, all tuckered out:



I just tucked them in for the night. I LOVE HAVING COWS!

~Lannie

[bbird]

Aw...Cricket is a cutie. I feel like I was right there through the birthing. Great pics, and I bet you are walking around on cloud nine. Congratulations!!!!

[Kathy]

Oh Lannie, I'm so glad Bandit had a quick and uneventful birthing.

Cricket is a doll! Those pics are great and I agree, you could send those to one of the farm magazines for submission.

You were right, it's a girl and a very beautiful little girl too!

Thank you for sharing this special event with us, I am so glad I got logged in again & just in time to be here for the beginning.