Lucky? Papa should be called "Lucky" because he is blessed with such an amazing family, and life. That calf should be called "Blessed" because was sent to you. No matter what the outcome.
your wife is so beautiful, It's nice to see a woman not covered in make-up but just allowing her natural beauty to shine. Also your children are just so sweet. I'm a mother of 9 (nine) and a grand-mother of 5 (five)😁 I enjoy your videos, Thank you.
Linda's instincts may kick in. I have seen that happen before. We had a 10 day pre-mature alpaca cria. on day 10 when the baby should have been born, moms instincts kicked in. Never had any issues with her or the cria after that). The medication and stress may have induced labor. (Especially the one that makes her milk drop.) I think your thought about the mastitis coming on because of the wet weather is right on. She'll get better know that the calf has been born. The medication may get passed onto the calf threw her milk if the calf drinks it. (Bri (from Art and Bri) Put a little molasses on one of there goat kids to stimulate mom to lick and bond.) Good luck.
I wish all those people who post comments about Homesteaders not calling vets about their animals watch this video. The way you look after you animals is amazing. They are so lucky to be on your farm. I hope both of these beautiful animals get better soon. I love to hear your children in the background and the thoughtful questions they are asking. They are going to make wonderful farmers one day.
God has blessed you with opportunity to teach your boys how a righteous man cares for the life of his beast. It is a beautiful thing to behold a good man instructing his children.
If all cows could be cared for like this... Sigh Also, if all kids...Simeon, you have created a little patch of heaven on this earth.Thank you for sharing it with us.
YOU ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB MY FRIEND...DON'T WORRY I AM KEEPING ALL OF YOU IN MY PRAYERS. IT IS IN GOD'S HANDS . PUT YOUR TRUST IN HIM. MY BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL.
I think you should call her älskling. She's precious and I really really hope she makes it. I know you will give it everything you can. For those (like myself) who don't speak Swedish, älskling means sweetheart. I've been thinking that having a bottle baby will make it easier to have another milk cow.
As a fellow homesteader of Swedish descent, I can relate to your challenges and feel for your struggle. thank you for sharing the experience with us. Good Luck!
Your boys are so excited about the calf. It almost seems like the pregnancy is the reason she was sick, like pre-eclampsia in humans. They are both lucky to have you. I really hope it all works out.
She developed an infection in her udder. The infection caused her to go into preterm labor to abort the pregnancy since her body is in bad shape and needs to heal not support another life.
Reminder of how fragile life truly is. Life is always about learning. Unfortunately, on the farm these lessons are often life and death lessons. Way to go all out for your animals.
Well it’s good that Linda is getting healthier and Lucky is alive and healthy. A bottle fed calf is a lot of work but better than no calf. Thanks again for sharing this side of things.
It's amazing how wonderful and loving you are with your animals and how it has obviously impacted your children and how they too love those animals. You are a good soul! I hope all works out well with Linda and Lucky.
Please don’t be so hard on yourself. We all learn new things everyday. Just take that knowledge and apply it the next time! Looks like the weather is warm enough for the kids to go barefoot. Thanks for the update. 🙏🏻💕
Good on you Simeon. I'm glad that both are surviving. And I think it's a great job, and a good teaching lesson, for the kids to feed Lucky. It may be rough, but you guys handle it well. Cheers...
Awww poor little Lucky. I wish Linda would bond with her. I guess she’s just so sick she just don’t feel like it. You have an awesome family and you all take such good care of your animals. I’m so glad to see your wife in the videos more. Wonderful family. Bless you all
How cool that Lucky has three little boys who will love her and care for her. The entire fold came to meet her, that bodes well for the calf, right? I hope Linda recovers very quickly and begins to show interest in Lucky.
Best of luck with Linda and Lucky. If all goes well, Lucky will be an excellent candidate to become a milk cow. She will be so tame that perhaps even the children might start to learn to help milk her. All of your cows are beautiful, calm and curious. They reflect well on your care giving.
SHE CAN SENSE HER SITUATION & IN A WAY IS MOURNING A LOSS, THE ONE YOU ARE TAKING UP BY CARING FOR HER CALF & BOND!!. ONCE SHE GETS A BIT BETTER & CAN GET A NORMALCY GOING, SHE WILL COME OUT & MAY EVEN BECOME AN EVEN BETTER MOM!!
Awwwww little Lucky is quite LUCKY!! Congratulations on the new little heifer highland. Is there anyway you could milk out the good side of the utter and feed the calf with that good milk? I am glad that you went to find colostrum for Lucky. She will be a great bottle calf and a wonderful addition to your herd. I pray mama Linda will recover quickly. You your family are wonderful!! Please continue to help Lucky grow to a great highland cow. I believe in you all!! 🙏🏽🤗❤️
Jeg er så glad på dine vegne at du bygget den mobile melkestasjonen . Nå har dere virkelig hatt behov for den . Ønsker Lucky en god fremtid sammen med dere ❤❤❤ Hun er nydelig.
You take such good care of your animals! It was nice seeing how the herd kept looking and observing progress. I hope her instincts kick in for the both of them! Linda will probably trust you even more as she starts feeling better. Hopefully lucky will have her mama warm up to her and take care and protect her! Thank you for sharing! Your children are adorable!
Lol Lucky looked like she was in a food coma at the end... Probably was. Glad she is alive and standing as well as eating. That's a good start in this situation
I guess all births don't go as they should. It's good you had them in the pen & found them when they both needed you! We wish the best for everyone! !! Lucky really needs TLC. TENDER LOVING CARE Love to all
Wow what a surprise hey? I think you are doing an incredible job Simeon, and I love how excited the children got when you said Lucky was their responsibility with bottle feeding! You are such a compassionate man, father, and farmer! I was made very aware of that, just now, watching you with this new baby! There’s always something to learn along the way, in life, hey? May God Bless you, bless your family, and your Homestead!
Im not an emotional guy... But between the music and your loving devotion to save this calf is definitely stirring to say the least. Best wishes and prayers to you (and calf!). Good man Simon!
Oh my goodness- how distressing! You are wonderful caretakers though- doing everything you can. Thank you for letting us share these experiences with you. Keeping mom and baby in my thoughts.
Calves are much tougher than we give them credit for. This is an excellent way to tame a cow. She'll be your friend for life. Also time to cull Linda from the herd.
@@tamaraspink4201 Some animals are just not good mothers, which is a real PIA for a farmer. When you find out you have one it is better to cut your losses. To be honest, I wrote the comment before he mentioned that this was Linda's second calf. Since that is the case and she was a good mother the first time, I'd be willing to see how she did the next time around. Better keep an eye on that udder though. Mastitis tends to be a recurring thing.
Gary Z I guess this is practical. It’s tough on the creature though. Their lives really are only monetary in value. It’s the harsh reality, but I wish it wasn’t so sometimes. My limited experience with dairy cows proved to me what gentle animals they are. It’s just sad to think of them being discarded :(
You are doing a great job with calf and momma cow congratulations on your farm life in the end I am almost sure all will work out! Good luck you're doing well to your life and the animals also!
Looks like the time/effort/$$$ spent building the Milky Whey has really paid off. Best wishes from Colorado, USA, in bringing life/health to Lucky and healing to Linda.
For the future...when an animal is born and ignored, you grab handfuls of straw and rub the body briskly. Great job on finding the colostrum and getting it to Lucky so quickly! That probably did more for long term survival than anything else. And on the plus side, at least you have a cow in milk for bottle feeding!
Ronnie in VA :- The old saying “Hope for the best but prepare for the worst” is one I believe in when dealing with animals. Having emergency medication and supplies in stock can save lives of new borns. I do agree about making a hay whisp and rubbing down a new animal and drying it ASAP can stimulate circulation and get it going.
Simeon, as always, you are doing the right thing! If it’s meant to be, Linda and her beautiful baby Lucky, will thrive. Love how the children are involved. 💕👍🏻🤗🌹
I cannot help but thinking ‘God’s timing is perfect’. It’s never easy to have a sick cow, but you do have the mobile milk stantion/hospital shelter right when you need to put it to more use than you had expected and in the past you hadn’t had a safe place where the cow could stay with the herd and be treated.
Awe she's beautiful! I have successfully raised bottle beef calves for 6 years. They make wonderful animals. At least the mom hasn't fully rejected her calf, there may still be hope that the calf feed from her. I've had goats behave the same way, then I go in the next day and they are snuggling together.
The joys of farming. There is a shot you can give a new born calf that doesn't get colostrum. I have given it to several calves and they have done fine. Our local farm store also has a commercial colostrum replacement. I have only used it once but it worked okay. Hope momma and baby do good.
You are such a kind, good steward of your land and animals. May God bless these animals to heal and thrive. Your kids will learn many worthwhile life-lessons from this ordeal, especially if they inherit the important responsibility of Lucky's care and feeding all summer. It will ALL be a blessing and a good experience for the family. ♡♡♡ I cannot wait to see how this progresses.
❤️ Thank you for sharing this with us, I hope they will bond and she will care for her calf ❤️ Wonderful the children are eager to take care of Lucky♥️
Maybe Linda will begin mothering Lucky more as she, herself, feels better. I can see no aggression or rejective behavior towards Lucky, Linda just seems apathetic... i was wondering also if one of the other cows might accept her to foster... i am impressed at the apparent gentleness of your herd.. i had always thought the Highland cattle were supposed to be a bit on the wild side... i admit those horns are a bit intimidating.. much like our Texas Longhorn cattle.
Poor Linda. The calf looks like it will be in good hands. Lucky is a great name for the baby. Happy Linda is doing better. You all are such good caregivers of your animals and great with your children. I like seeing the children participate so willingly. Your loyal fan in N Texas, USA.
Life is always throwing us unexpected curves. You did a great job attending to the needs of both mother and calf. And as usual you remain calm as a cucumber. Wishing the best for both mom and baby.
All the cows are watching. They know you're trying to help.
It lovely how curious the children are. And also the other cows.
Lucky? Papa should be called "Lucky" because he is blessed with such an amazing family, and life. That calf should be called "Blessed" because was sent to you. No matter what the outcome.
your wife is so beautiful, It's nice to see a woman not covered in make-up but just allowing her natural beauty to shine. Also your children are just so sweet. I'm a mother of 9 (nine) and a grand-mother of 5 (five)😁 I enjoy your videos, Thank you.
You're doing good Simeon, with your help and the family's help too I believe Linda and Lucky will both be fine. Thanks for sharing
Linda's instincts may kick in. I have seen that happen before. We had a 10 day pre-mature alpaca cria. on day 10 when the baby should have been born, moms instincts kicked in. Never had any issues with her or the cria after that).
The medication and stress may have induced labor. (Especially the one that makes her milk drop.) I think your thought about the mastitis coming on because of the wet weather is right on. She'll get better know that the calf has been born. The medication may get passed onto the calf threw her milk if the calf drinks it.
(Bri (from Art and Bri) Put a little molasses on one of there goat kids to stimulate mom to lick and bond.)
Good luck.
The intelligence of the cows watching was amazing to observe. It felt like all the neighbors coming to watch a sad situation.
from among them would there be any volunteers i wonder...?
I wish all those people who post comments about Homesteaders not calling vets about their animals watch this video. The way you look after you animals is amazing. They are so lucky to be on your farm. I hope both of these beautiful animals get better soon. I love to hear your children in the background and the thoughtful questions they are asking. They are going to make wonderful farmers one day.
They sell a powdered form of colostrum here in the U.S. It can probably be ordered on line. Would be good to have it on hand for an emergency.
God has blessed you with opportunity to teach your boys how a righteous man cares for the life of his beast. It is a beautiful thing to behold a good man instructing his children.
If all cows could be cared for like this... Sigh
Also, if all kids...Simeon, you have created a little patch of heaven on this earth.Thank you for sharing it with us.
Great to see Linda and Lucky doing better! Great name
YOU ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB MY FRIEND...DON'T WORRY I AM KEEPING ALL OF YOU IN MY PRAYERS.
IT IS IN GOD'S HANDS .
PUT YOUR TRUST IN HIM. MY BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL.
Nothing much sadder than an abandon new born. Animal husbandry is a labor of love. God Bless
At least your video showed the realistic side to farming. and what happens on a farm, instead of the fairy tale, we usually get.
Hang in there. Your and family's presence will effect the herd in positive ways. Your care speaks volumes. Calf love!
I think you should call her älskling. She's precious and I really really hope she makes it. I know you will give it everything you can. For those (like myself) who don't speak Swedish, älskling means sweetheart. I've been thinking that having a bottle baby will make it easier to have another milk cow.
As a fellow homesteader of Swedish descent, I can relate to your challenges and feel for your struggle. thank you for sharing the experience with us. Good Luck!
Your boys are so excited about the calf. It almost seems like the pregnancy is the reason she was sick, like pre-eclampsia in humans. They are both lucky to have you. I really hope it all works out.
She developed an infection in her udder. The infection caused her to go into preterm labor to abort the pregnancy since her body is in bad shape and needs to heal not support another life.
@@daemonember More precisely her udder infection caused a sharp cortisol rise which lead to the premature birth.
Reminder of how fragile life truly is. Life is always about learning. Unfortunately, on the farm these lessons are often life and death lessons. Way to go all out for your animals.
Well it’s good that Linda is getting healthier and Lucky is alive and healthy. A bottle fed calf is a lot of work but better than no calf. Thanks again for sharing this side of things.
It's amazing how wonderful and loving you are with your animals and how it has obviously impacted your children and how they too love those animals. You are a good soul! I hope all works out well with Linda and Lucky.
Trust me, everyone of your subscribers are pulling for Linda and the calf in their own way. Best wishes and God bless you and yours.
She’s already looking better. Poor little girl. Doesn’t look like mom is interested. Praying for all of you.
Please don’t be so hard on yourself. We all learn new things everyday. Just take that knowledge and apply it the next time!
Looks like the weather is warm enough for the kids to go barefoot. Thanks for the update. 🙏🏻💕
What a tremendous role model you are for your children. A guardian of animals. What a gift you have.
Good on you Simeon. I'm glad that both are surviving. And I think it's a great job, and a good teaching lesson, for the kids to feed Lucky. It may be rough, but you guys handle it well. Cheers...
Awww poor little Lucky. I wish Linda would bond with her. I guess she’s just so sick she just don’t feel like it. You have an awesome family and you all take such good care of your animals. I’m so glad to see your wife in the videos more. Wonderful family. Bless you all
You take such good care of your farm animals!!!
How cool that Lucky has three little boys who will love her and care for her. The entire fold came to meet her, that bodes well for the calf, right? I hope Linda recovers very quickly and begins to show interest in Lucky.
You are a good shepherd. You want the best for your animals and teach your kids to love animals.
Best of luck with Linda and Lucky. If all goes well, Lucky will be an excellent candidate to become a milk cow. She will be so tame that perhaps even the children might start to learn to help milk her. All of your cows are beautiful, calm and curious. They reflect well on your care giving.
A little toweling dry would help with the getting her warm. Good luck with them both!
Looked like the other cows gathered around to offer their support. Animals are often more than one might expect.
SHE CAN SENSE HER SITUATION & IN A WAY IS MOURNING A LOSS, THE ONE YOU ARE TAKING UP BY CARING FOR HER CALF & BOND!!. ONCE SHE GETS A BIT BETTER & CAN GET A NORMALCY GOING, SHE WILL COME OUT & MAY EVEN BECOME AN EVEN BETTER MOM!!
Animals are always learning curve, all you can do is try your best.
God bless you and your family .
The ears are always my favorite part of any animal, they are so silky.
Awwwww little Lucky is quite LUCKY!! Congratulations on the new little heifer highland. Is there anyway you could milk out the good side of the utter and feed the calf with that good milk?
I am glad that you went to find colostrum for Lucky. She will be a great bottle calf and a wonderful addition to your herd.
I pray mama Linda will recover quickly. You your family are wonderful!! Please continue to help Lucky grow to a great highland cow. I believe in you all!! 🙏🏽🤗❤️
Jeg er så glad på dine vegne at du bygget den mobile melkestasjonen . Nå har dere virkelig hatt behov for den . Ønsker Lucky en god fremtid sammen med dere ❤❤❤
Hun er nydelig.
God gives us challenges for a reason...
God Bless and all the best for your family.
💖💟💖💟💖💟 Lucky is doing so well now. Sending you all some love ☺☺☺☺☺💙💙💙💙💙
You take such good care of your animals! It was nice seeing how the herd kept looking and observing progress. I hope her instincts kick in for the both of them! Linda will probably trust you even more as she starts feeling better. Hopefully lucky will have her mama warm up to her and take care and protect her! Thank you for sharing! Your children are adorable!
God bless you & your family for taking care of the calf & mom. Thank you for all your hard work & time. Thank you also for sharing.
Lol Lucky looked like she was in a food coma at the end... Probably was. Glad she is alive and standing as well as eating. That's a good start in this situation
God bless you Simeon and your family. You go above and beyond for your animals. I respect that so much!
Good job, Simeon. Glad Linda appears to be improving & I bet the calf will flourish with yours &your kids’ help.👍❤️
I guess all births don't go as they should. It's good you had them in the pen & found them when they both needed you! We wish the best for everyone! !! Lucky really needs TLC. TENDER LOVING CARE Love to all
Wow what a surprise hey? I think you are doing an incredible job Simeon, and I love how excited the children got when you said Lucky was their responsibility with bottle feeding! You are such a compassionate man, father, and farmer! I was made very aware of that, just now, watching you with this new baby! There’s always something to learn along the way, in life, hey? May God Bless you, bless your family, and your Homestead!
Im not an emotional guy... But between the music and your loving devotion to save this calf is definitely stirring to say the least. Best wishes and prayers to you (and calf!). Good man Simon!
Oh my goodness- how distressing! You are wonderful caretakers though- doing everything you can. Thank you for letting us share these experiences with you. Keeping mom and baby in my thoughts.
I know that with your dedication and constant attention all will hopefully turn out well, prayers all round.
Highlands are so self sufficient...its not something you would expect.
I live on a farm also we have around 100 cows and we know how hard it is to keep them alive when they aren't doing so well good luck ❤
Wow.... Quite impressive cattle in other countries. Beautiful cows.
What a great summer job for your boys. Making it their job is a great teacher. Good job Mom and Dad.
Simeon, you're such a great cow wrangler, you always seem to know exactly what to do.
I love your channel it's so exciting you're such an awesome farmer & the cattle are blessed to have You in there lives
Calves are much tougher than we give them credit for. This is an excellent way to tame a cow. She'll be your friend for life. Also time to cull Linda from the herd.
Gary Z Why???
@@tamaraspink4201 Some animals are just not good mothers, which is a real PIA for a farmer. When you find out you have one it is better to cut your losses. To be honest, I wrote the comment before he mentioned that this was Linda's second calf. Since that is the case and she was a good mother the first time, I'd be willing to see how she did the next time around. Better keep an eye on that udder though. Mastitis tends to be a recurring thing.
Gary Z I guess this is practical. It’s tough on the creature though. Their lives really are only monetary in value. It’s the harsh reality, but I wish it wasn’t so sometimes. My limited experience with dairy cows proved to me what gentle animals they are. It’s just sad to think of them being discarded :(
the kids are so into it already!
Great children. Properly raised
Great to see they are both on the mend. Praise God! And nice work Simeon. God bless you!
Thank you for sharing this video! also thank you for your dedication taking care of your animals!
You are doing a great job with calf and momma cow congratulations on your farm life in the end I am almost sure all will work out! Good luck you're doing well to your life and the animals also!
Never a dull moment eh! Great that you have little volunteers - super to see their enthusiasm!
Simeon, your boys are precious! Xoxo
Awww. Such a sweet little baby! Wishing the best for your family and little Lucky.
What a wonderful ending to their story, so far.
Everyone is rooting for you, you are a great farmer 🙂👍
Looks like the time/effort/$$$ spent building the Milky Whey has really paid off. Best wishes from Colorado, USA, in bringing life/health to Lucky and healing to Linda.
We are praying for your cow and calf.
one has to appreciate your concern, simeon!!!!!
Love that you're children ask a lot of questions only way to learn 😎💞🤗
For the future...when an animal is born and ignored, you grab handfuls of straw and rub the body briskly.
Great job on finding the colostrum and getting it to Lucky so quickly! That probably did more for long term survival than anything else.
And on the plus side, at least you have a cow in milk for bottle feeding!
Ronnie in VA :- The old saying “Hope for the best but prepare for the worst” is one I believe in when dealing with animals. Having emergency medication and supplies in stock can save lives of new borns. I do agree about making a hay whisp and rubbing down a new animal and drying it ASAP can stimulate circulation and get it going.
We did rub the calf. Not everything is shown on the video. Very true though
Owww lucky approaching her mum just broke my heart. My sweet. She is beautiful 😚😚
So happy to see Mrs Swedish Homestead!
Simeon, as always, you are doing the right thing!
If it’s meant to be, Linda and her beautiful baby Lucky, will thrive.
Love how the children are involved.
💕👍🏻🤗🌹
I cannot help but thinking ‘God’s timing is perfect’. It’s never easy to have a sick cow, but you do have the mobile milk stantion/hospital shelter right when you need to put it to more use than you had expected and in the past you hadn’t had a safe place where the cow could stay with the herd and be treated.
I've put molasses on calves and on mom's nose and sometimes they will start licking the calf and bond with them. The sooner done the better.
"Lucky" has a will to live, with all the care you are giving her she has a chance. That's all you can do , give her the best chance you can.
You are a blessing too many..even the littlest ones. :)
Awe she's beautiful! I have successfully raised bottle beef calves for 6 years. They make wonderful animals. At least the mom hasn't fully rejected her calf, there may still be hope that the calf feed from her. I've had goats behave the same way, then I go in the next day and they are snuggling together.
Hope for the best for the calf and momma...
The joys of farming. There is a shot you can give a new born calf that doesn't get colostrum. I have given it to several calves and they have done fine. Our local farm store also has a commercial colostrum replacement. I have only used it once but it worked okay. Hope momma and baby do good.
Simeon, what a wise, kind and gentle husbandman you are. Thank you for sharing Linda & Lucky's story with us.
You are such a kind, good steward of your land and animals. May God bless these animals to heal and thrive. Your kids will learn many worthwhile life-lessons from this ordeal, especially if they inherit the important responsibility of Lucky's care and feeding all summer. It will ALL be a blessing and a good experience for the family. ♡♡♡ I cannot wait to see how this progresses.
You truly are an amazing human and we love that
Congratulations on the healthy recovery.
❤️ Thank you for sharing this with us, I hope they will bond and she will care for her calf ❤️ Wonderful the children are eager to take care of Lucky♥️
Your children are precious!
Any newborn animal with such a great suck response has a chance. I hope lucky makes it.
Those are tough circumstances. In nature anything can happen. While you may feel uncertain and helpless, you are a good cattle farmer.
Maybe Linda will begin mothering Lucky more as she, herself, feels better. I can see no aggression or rejective behavior towards Lucky, Linda just seems apathetic... i was wondering also if one of the other cows might accept her to foster... i am impressed at the apparent gentleness of your herd.. i had always thought the Highland cattle were supposed to be a bit on the wild side... i admit those horns are a bit intimidating.. much like our Texas Longhorn cattle.
Hope that both get well soon. The calf is cute.
The milky way has already paid for itself. Very handy.
Linda is getting better. How long before Lucky COULD milk?? Without getting the sick milk?
best wishes they will both survive
👍👐🙏❤💐f India keep doing good work lots of blessings stay blessed always
Poor Linda. The calf looks like it will be in good hands. Lucky is a great name for the baby. Happy Linda is doing better. You all are such good caregivers of your animals and great with your children. I like seeing the children participate so willingly. Your loyal fan in N Texas, USA.
Life is always throwing us unexpected curves. You did a great job attending to the needs of both mother and calf. And as usual you remain calm as a cucumber. Wishing the best for both mom and baby.