Hello Islay. Goodbye Helora

Islay was weaned a few weeks ago and has been having intensive training to walk on a lead rope, today she arrived here - at her now home. We were sad to say goodbye to Helora, but glad to finally have Islay.
She is a bit shy of us at the moment which is normal as she isn't used to us yet. She is more sane and calm than Hainoa apparently!
She is also tiny compared to Hainoa (maybe doesn't show in the photos), it shows how much Hainoa has grown since we got her.

How can she not be happy with this view?

In the trailer

First meeting with Hainoa

Getting to know each other

Awwwww cute

We now have to get the vet in to test her for TB and some other things. This has to be done within two weeks and it is this which will transfer the ownership of her to us. When we had Hainoa done it was a bit stressful as she was so scared of strangers and pranced around like a mad thing. In the end the vet said to Doug that he should pinch her nose (in the same place where they pierce bull's noses). It did work and she stayed still long enough to have the blood taken, but the 'cow man' told us this isn't a good thing to do. I think it hurts them so then they get scared of being handled.
He suggested it was better to tie them to something like a tree with the headcoller and then use a second rope to hold them steady by wrapping it round behind them. We are going to try it with Islay (once she is used to us and has got used to her new home) and then if it works, with Hainoa. We have been fretting about how we will get Hainoa treated by the vet if she needs it as she is so frisky. The cow man said he has a cow crush (metal corridor where the cows are held) but the rope is sometimes better as they can jump out of the crush - he had a giant bull leap out once which must have been a sight to behold!
In a few years hopefully both cows will be able to go back to where they were born to visit one of the bulls there (not their own father of course!). They can breed when they are two but it is better to wait until they are three and fully grown. Hainoa is about 18 months and Islay 9 months. We are hoping Hainoa won't take it in to her head to run off to the bull next door in the spring.

Hainoa looking less mad than normal