Tag: bottle-feeding

Whose bottle is it?

by admin | Dec 22, 2009 | Birds and Beasts | 0 |

I’ve never wanted a bottle calf. In my experience, four-legged bottle babies are pushy, demanding pests. A few years ago I got a scary-looking hickey from a bottle calf that thought my thumb made a good pacifier. I’ve been bumped, shoved, and slobbered silly by half-grown calves that think humans are just part of the herd. And then along came Cocoa.

Meet Cocoa

by admin | Dec 21, 2009 | Birds and Beasts | 4 |

Cocoa came into our lives on a bitterly cold morning when the wind gusted through the trees and chilled every living creature to the bone. Weeks premature, she seemed barely alive when I found her. She’s stronger now,...