We Have a Name!

First off thank you to everyone who put names in. Believe me I am grateful. We always save whatever ones don't come out of the hat for other babies.

Second off this morning I scribbled everything onto little pieces of paper and stuck them in my hat (its a pretty small hat they were falling on the floor everywhere). Then Mom pulled the winning name out of the hat.

So...

Congratulations to my Grandmother (who can inform Grandfather his names were voided from this drawing lol) who submitted the name Maureen. Baby girl will be Maqua-Kil Dixies Maureen-RC. I think it really fits her too.

There are many more calves coming in the next couple months. Keep checking back as there is sure to be another go round!

Name the Calf...

This time around it is the daughter of Frieland Dixies Lakota. Lakota is the last daughter of Frieland LV Dixie. She was out of Trixe, a cow bought by my father for my mother. Mom gave me Dixie to show, and the rest is history.

The new baby is in desperate need of a name. Her sire is Havencrest Kingdom-RED, so she is a carrier for the red factor gene. Personally I like that fact. But anyways. Her name has to fit in with Maqua-Kil Dixies *insert name*. We do have a bit of an Irish theme going this year, with a Shamrock and a Dublin, but that is just an idea.

Happy naming. I'll draw a name, time allowing, either Friday or Saturday!

Would You All Please Make Welcome...

...Maqua-Kil LF Dublin...Sister to Maqua-Kil LF Dalkeith, a Name the Calf baby from last spring. Daughter to Frieland BC Detroit, the only Board Chairman daughter I have left. To the Holstein breeders, yes I bred several, yes I know he is an old bull, and if I had more units I would happily breed more!


Back to Dublin. She is a real doll baby. Totally cute and sweet, gives the most loving baby calf kisses (more like randomly placed licks but she does her best)...and has got the loudest bawling moo this side of the river for a week old calf. You can hear her from the milk house when she gets going. Which is usually about the time I open the outer door to start feeding the other stock...and lasts until her bottle gets stuck in front of her slick little nose.


Needless to say I am totally in love with her. She is already rather spoiled.

Be sure and come back Monday, to meet Frieland Dixies Lakota's daughter...who will be a "Name the Calf" baby...because I can't come up with anything. And I think it will be fun!

A Name A Name My Kingdom For A Name...

Well little miss Decaf has a name. And a big thanks to all who participated. The hat drawn name was Dalkeith...put in by a certain friend in California. THANKS STEVE!!! He did kind of have a bit of a good chance of having one drawn, as he put in about 26 out of 34 or so. But it is a truly lovely name. A city in Scotland, which is so fitting as many of my ancestors are from Scotland! I will post more pictures of Dalkeith as she gets older so keep checking back!

Name The Calf...AGAIN!!!!!

Well I am doing it again! Holding another name the calf contest. This one for a calf needing a name starting with a "D". I have photos on my camera. As soon as I load them up I will put them up. She is a really beautiful black inky colored calf. And looks SO much like her Momma Detroit. Little "Decaf" as we are calling her is in desperate need of a real name. Though if nobody has a suggestion, well, we might be stuck with Decaf. I wanted to name her after another "D" city, but I haven't been able to come up with one...more to follow!

"DCaf" Name the Calf Baby

A New Name

First off a big thank you to everyone who put in names for the "Name the Calf" contest. I cannot express how much I appreciate them all. And they are great names. Believe me we are keeping a running list here of all the names that don't come out of the hat for future use.

Secondly, we picked a name from the hat this morning. And a big congrats to Andy Drish on his suggestion of "Sage" which was the first drawn. Now Andy can officially say he has named a calf...but I'm not sure how many people actually want to be able to do that. We're gonna be getting both of the calves registered soon, and I am looking forward to hopefully be able to show at least one of them next summer.

The Two Newbies

Above two photos: Maqua-Kil Sin Syracuse

Above three photos: Name The Calf baby

Crazy Couple of Days: And a "Name That Darn Calf"

It's been a crazy week here. Becky and I had Monday and Tuesday off extra from school for fall break. Alan got last Friday and this Monday off. Loads of work was done by all. And Wednesday afternoon, my crazy, mean, snake of a cow Soir dropped her calf...in the very bottom of the ravine in the cow pasture. No one could get her or the calf out. She started attacking the banks the second Dad started down (which his going down was a bad plan anyways what with his broken shoulder and all). So we left her and baby out there figuring she is a smart enough cow, she'd get the two of them up and out. Which she did.

However, that didn't mean the two of them got into the barn. She wouldn't come down, and Dad couldn't get her Thursday morning, what with it is blacker than black out when we start up. And Thursday night was the Montgomery County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. I was taking Brandon to that with us so I had to go back to school during milking to get him, so I didn't go out at all. Total side note, but I was elected to the board of directors for our county. I am so excited.

But anyhow. This morning she didn't come down either. And as Brandon spent the night, I had to get him back over to school. So I left her on pasture. Then tonight who should walk into the barn but good ole Soir (I'm being sarcastic about the 'good')...yet no baby. So as Becky Dad and I were the only ones in the barn, Beck and I headed up to see if we could find it. After about 20 minutes with no luck, we went back down cause we did have to milk. Only to discover that Soir baby cousin and my darling two year old show heifer, Spruce, was also missing. Spruce was due the 20th of this month. Panic mode time, as neither of us had seen her up there and she was WAY ready to calve. So Becky and Alan went back up to find both the cow, her possible calf, and hopefully Soir's little bipper.

Which they did. Both calves are girls. I am so thrilled. Counting the calf I bought this spring that makes six heifers for me in over a year. The one calf (Spruce's) is by a calving ease sire, as with first timers it is best to err on the side of caution. I'm gonna call her 'Syracuse'. We love their basket ball team, and I think it really fits her.

The other one I haven't decided on a name. Which is were all you come in. Anyone who wants to put a "S" name in for consideration can do so. If she's dried up enough in the morning I'll snag some pictures of both of them. That way everybody can see what they look like and pick from there. So put in the names. I need the help. I've got three different 'S' families, and they are all real prolific breeders, so there are a WHOLE LOT of them!!