JENNA
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Jenna, named after the farmer’s daughter who saved her, was born on a dairy farm in North Carolina on November 3, 2018. She is what dairy farmers call a Freemartin calf because she had a twin brother. This meant Jenna was 90% likely to never be able to have babies or produce milk. The dairy farmer planned to cut Jenna and her brother’s life short, but his daughter asked if she could find a home for them. She reached out to a friend who went and picked up the 3-day old calf and met me in a mall parking lot. Along the way, people behind me got to watch a young calf occasionally stand up to empty her bladder in the glow of their headlights, but mostly she slept. And the minute we got home she nearly inhaled her first bottle of milk replacer. And now she is free to run and play and be the lively and spirited little calf she was meant to be.
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MAISIE
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Maisie came into our lives with a bang. The bang of her hoof against my shin. She was born on a dairy farm but was surrendered to Life With Pigs when we had just lost our sweet Winnie the angus calf and Jenna was quite miserable from missing her friend. Fortunately, Maisie arrived and she and Jenna instantly became best friends. They spend their days grazing together, snuggling in the sun, and chasing each other through the trees. And Maisie is better at going for walks than most dogs. She walks as if she had been perfectly trained (only without any training) because she enjoys being near us. People adore meeting our little ginger and she has slowly become quite confident in her interactions. We look forward to hopefully having 20 more years of watching this beautiful girl enjoying her happily ever after!
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Annie
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Annie (also known as Ginger) was born blind and had to fight to stay alive. Fortunately, she was given an extra boost by a family that bottle fed her and kept her going even when a vet suggested that it was unlikely Annie would make it. And against the odds, Annie survived.
But in addition to her blindness, Annie also had a form of dwarfism that has resulted in her being quite tiny for a cow. At a year old, she was not much more than a few hundred pounds. She looks closer in size to a sheep than a cow. But, what she lacks in size, she has gained in sheer lovability. She loves a good head scratch and is always eager to give a good rough tongue cow greeting. She is quick to make friends with anyone she meets. Her fluffy mane and slightly curly hair is so soft, you will want to hug her again and again. And she doesn't seem like she'd ever complain. Sponsor Annie:
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