Calves are Cute!

[Kevzdacowz]

COWS ARE AWESOME :)!

[seagirlkat]

Thank you. It's great to have fans. Cows are my favorite animals, too!

[Smokescale]

They seem so social when they're young but as they get older, they seem to become more and more afraid of people. Or is it just people they aren't familiar with? *would love to come out and pet a baby cow*

[seagirlkat]

Once they are weaned, they tend to bond with the other animals. However, when you visit a lot, they are stay friendly. Basically, if you visit them a lot right after they are off the milk and onto solid foods, they stay tamer and friendlier for the rest of their lives. Some cows are a little more shy by nature and need to get to know every new person. Of course, there are those who are naturally very social and can be tamed easier.

[DawnoftheDragonrules]

It's sooo cute!

[jphillips353]

awwr :) I love the little sounds she makes with her lips when she's eating ^_^ bless

[seagirlkat]

Yea, I know what you mean.

[jphillips353]

^^ :D hehe. calves are adorable

[Jal8919536]

Aww, you got smooched at 0:27.

[4EverImmortal]

You make me want to open a dairy farm!

How fun.

Do you get a decent living off a dairy cow farm?

[seagirlkat]

We do NOT believe in selling our calves for veal. Our cattle are kept well on in pasture and given a good life. These are dairy cattle babies. Montana will be raised to be a bull kept on our farm and Susanna will be raised to be a dairy cow, giving milk to feed people.

[fusionfreq]

where is the calf's mother and why are they kept separate ?

[seagirlkat]

The calves are kept with the mother for the first important few days, but then are raised separately so they can have special attention to their feeding and care. We are their mothers! Calves can catch things from each other less that way and are more healthy when kept separate at first. They will be kept out in pasture when they are eventually weaned, but keeping them separate at first is more healthy. Thanks for caring about our calves!

[yahi]

you separate calves from their mothers because you steal their milk. once the calve don't take her/him mothers milk you can sell it.

[seagirlkat]

The calves get all the milk they need, then they move on to solid foods. The calves are not having milk stolen from them; the mother cows simply keep producing milk as long as they are nursed or milked so humans can have the benefits of milk as well.

[TessagirlTessa]

I loooooove cows

[seagirlkat]

So do I! They are my favorite animal and I loooooove hanging out with them!

[radpick]

what do those tags on their ears mean? i've always wondered.

[seagirlkat]

It is to identify them quickly. We have records of the cattle and the eartag number is recorded with other vital stats. Also, we give them a name, but we have so many cattle that we couldn't possibly remember them all, so the numbers help!

[yahi]

those tags mean they're considered objects and not sentient beings

[seagirlkat]

We do not consider our calves objects. They are intelligent, caring and have personalities. We do not sell the calves as veal. The dairy heifers (girls) spend a nice life out in the fields, coming in to be milked and to have calves when they grow up. The steers (boys) have good lives on our farm until they are eventually sold as adults. We respect our animals and try our best to keep them healthy and happy.

[yahi]

You can't say you respect them if you're selling their lives and sending them to slaughterhouses.

it's unfair.

VEGANISM SAVE LIVES

[seagirlkat]

I respect your opinions. Please respect mine and don't presume to tell me how I feel.  We do not sell our calves as veal. Cows should have good lives too. The heifers (girls) are raised to give milk and spend long lives on our farm. Whether you belive what we do is right or not you can't think you know how I feel towards the calves. Thank you for commenting.

[holsteincowboy]

Was this filmed during afternoon milking ? - Sounds like a parlor vacuum pump running in the background

[seagirlkat]

You guessed it! They were probably a little more eager to eat grass because it was about time for them to be fed. The first one was still on milk and the second was was being weaned, so they loved the fresh grass that I was feeding them.

[oakstorm]

the back legs sure wont win ya any shows lol

cute video i live on a dairy farm

[seagirlkat]

Thanks for the comment. These calves have such different markings from what I'm used to seeing, especially Susanna with the black face and mostly white body. Montana, the second one, just has such a personality. He is being raised to be a bull. My little brother really adores him. I used to show calves. :)