Maggie has been keeping us guessing for weeks, wondering when her calf was going to come. Happy Valentine's Day!

This calf looks brown in this photo, but she is actually dark red. Standing in Maggie's shadow, the calf looks darker than she really is.

This little girl calf was born out in the pasture in the snow when the temperature was 32 degrees and it was raining.

Maggie tried, but couldn't get the calf dried off and warmed up, so we brought them both inside. The calf only weighs about 60 pounds so we could have carried her inside, but she walked in on her own, following mom all the way,

When calves are born out in the freezing rain they usually get a slow start, and this one is no exception. The calf hasn't started nursing yet, so we fed her warm colostrum with natural antibodies using a feeding tube last night and again this morning. We also gave her a shot of the mineral Selenium and Vitamin E to jump start her immune system.

The calf is strong, so she should start nursing in the next day or two. We will keep her inside until we are sure she will be ok.

Highland cattle normally give birth out in the pasture with no help and the calves start nursing immediately, but if they can't get dried off and warmed up within an hour or so, they won't make it unless they get a little help. This calf should be just fine.

Please send us your suggestions for a name. This year all the names start with "A". Last year they started with "Y". The Highland Cattle Association skipped the letter "Z" because when we tattoo their ears it looks too much like the number "2".