How sad. Poor things. Good for your dad to keep trying. I tell you, it's things like this that make me glad I quit eating meat. If you've ever heard the horrible cries of calves being seperated from their mothers... that can go on for days.... that many calves die because of the separation... that about did it for me. Even earplugs couldn't drown out the sound. It broke my heart, and theirs too I guess.
Wonderful lo, but such a very sad story, Ann. It's not silly at all....I don't know about Ron, but for me, to lose a "baby" or "child" animal, is so very hard...whether it be a pet or potential food. Again, wonderful lo and journaling
Old McRonald, huh? Great title for him...so does that mean we get to call you Old McAnnie? I wish I had your wonderful knack for journaling, especially the older photo's. Great angle to the page - love it!
Oh No........how terrible, but what a great story to share with your family! This is just perfect.........I love that photo and your journaling is outstanding as usual!
Hubby, Ron - feeding calf on the farm where we lived 40 years ago -- journaling: When we lived on the farm, we had very little money. We saved to buy some calves from a feedlot. Dad (Ron, Grandpa) brought them home in an old old car we had -- five calves & Dad. THEN the calves began dying on about day three. It was awful and Dad found out too late they’d not been given that first milk they are supposed to receive from the mother. HAD we known that, he could have bought a replacement powder milk but we found out only after the fact. Here he is trying to nourish the last one back to health but it didn’t work. Reading this, it probably sounds silly now, but back then it was devastating. We’d planned to raise them and fill the freezer with meat (of course with me for the mom, Dad probably would have had to keep them for pets!). 1973
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