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Posted By Katie On August 8, 2011 6 Comments

Cowgirls are born in the barn

Filed Under: America's Farm Table, Family Values Tagged With: agriculture, family, family farm, farming 6 Comments

Our lil’ cowgirls were fresh from their Sunday morning baths today as we visited with our GriggsDakota family. But as fresh and clean as they were, the only place they wanted to go was the barn. All they could think about was getting to the barn with Uncle Jim to bottle feed the calves they have known since early this past Spring. 
Bottles in tow, Miss E followed Uncle Jim.
Miss A held onto her Daddy’s hand and followed.
The journey for the girls to find their inner cowgirl started earlier this year when Uncle Jim, Auntie Kirsti and I brought them into the calving barn.

 Their love for cows didn’t start on that day. They were nervous. There were tears.
But it was my Uncle Jim and Grandpa that taught me about cows when I was our girls’ age.
We persevered.
The girls named a bottle calf, “Buck” and soon there was another “Red Bear” that joined him. Miss E took right to the bottle feeding anytime she has visited Uncle Jim since early this past Spring.
 By early Summer, Miss A stood right alongside her older sister.
 The inner mama cowgirl in me beamed when I saw how the girls have taken to the calves.
Today they bravely walked right into the barn and got right to work, with plenty of supervision from Uncle Jim.
Miss E fed Red Bear. Miss A fed Buck. 
My husband wasn’t raised with livestock but I have insisted that our girls will be showing cattle in our local county fair if they are interested and want to in the future. He hasn’t been too fond of the idea. But he watched our girls bottle feed today alongside Uncle Jim and me. 
To see the fondness the girls have for the two bull calves just may have planted the seed I have been looking for because Daddy’s eyes were sparkling as our girls bottle fed.
Time will tell. But one thing is for sure…
we have cowgirls.

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  1. TexWisGirl says

    August 8, 2011 at 11:33 am

    oh, this is precious! your girls are so beautiful, and to see them so gleeful around animals is wonderful!

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  2. Prairie Mother says

    August 8, 2011 at 12:06 pm

    How sweet! I bottle fed calves when I was little too and I was always sad to see them grow up. What adorable little girls you have..those calves aren’t too bad looking either 🙂

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  3. Crystal Cattle says

    August 8, 2011 at 3:07 pm

    Awe. They are so cute. Love those little Hereford calves too. Your family will love showing cattle. If you have RFD-TV you should tune in tonight to a show called Champion of Champions. They might enjoy seeing the cattle show.
    http://www.crystalcattle.com

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  4. teresa says

    August 8, 2011 at 4:38 pm

    This post made me smile. Those little girls and baby calves are super cute! It reminded me of myself as a young girl on the farm. I too named my favorite calves and bottle fed them. I still help with bottle feeding if need be.

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  5. mountain mama says

    August 8, 2011 at 8:58 pm

    awesme, totally love it! those hungry calves can be a bit overwhelming at times!!!

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  6. Aimee @ everydayepistle.com says

    August 9, 2011 at 4:34 am

    How could you have anything but cowgirls?! Love the pictures. So sweet.

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