Buttercup has had her calf

It is a girl. Which is great as we would love to keep it.

We checked Buttercup early this afternoon and there was no calf. Then we heard some mooing and checked again early evening and there she was!

She is quite a bit smaller than Bif was when he was born (he gestated for nearly 2 weeks longer) and skinnier looking, but she seems quite energetic and is walking around already. The legs seem a bit bamby and out of control.

She is a bit confused and trying to drink from Lismore (who is her niece)

You can see here how shiny and giant and swollen Buttercups teats are. We don't know if the calf has drunk yet. She looks really skinny and empty in the middle so maybe not. Can she fit her mouth round these things??

If you look closely you can see Buttercup and calf in the distance. The calf has just been meeting the whole herd. They all ran around a bit and the bandy legs gave way, but she seemed fine.

It is so exciting that Buttercup has had a calf when we thought the AI had not taken and we only realised she was pregnant a couple of weeks ago. Lovely it is a girl too.
We don't have a name yet. We are hoping Janet will name her as she presided over the AI while we took the highlands to the bull. This was all on Doug's birthday.