Surprise!!

Don't ya love surprises?!

Last fall we bought a black Dexter cow (a small breed) and her 6-month-old heifer calf to put in the pasture by the Guest House.  We named the cow Molly and her calf Shadow (she followed Molly everywhere!).  Molly was a rescue cow.  The farm we got her from had gotten her with a group of cows from a run-down farm where they weren't very well taken care of. They weren't even sure she would survive giving birth, but she did, and both are thriving.  We were told Molly had been with a bull, so she could be pregnant, but was not confirmed.  We had also bought a red Dexter heifer named Money.  Money was pregnant and due in March, but she lost her calf in January. :(

Since we bought the cows almost 8 months ago, we kinda forgot about the fact that Molly could be pregnant, so imagine our surprise when we drove in the lane at the Guest House the other day, and there in the pasture with the cows was a small calf!  Our little Dexter herd is growing!!  Now to name this little dun-colored bull...

Such cuteness:  Molly is on the right, Money on the left, Shadow is in the middle, and of course the baby is the center of attention!