Very late last night – me dozing off to
the Economist, my wife dozing off to
her novel – we heard a cow mooing, mooing for ages and we knew from which paddock. Bit odd at
that hour, I thought. Could a dog or worse be involved? Should I – ?
My wife, who is not only a mother but also
a farmer’s daughter, said “Calving.”
We didn’t get this in Mount Eden.
We don't get a lot of this in Windsory either - but only because the calving cows are well away from our house.
ReplyDeleteThese cows are well away, at least 200 metres, but when the wind is blowing... In the morning I will try to take a photo of this semi-rural, semi-urban calf.
ReplyDeleteNot just calving, but having difficulty calving. A cry for help. Cows do not "moo" for nothing.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's what we thought. It was a moo of distress. But the farmer would have been there straight away - the house is close to the paddock.
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