He's a Dandy!

Yesterday Uncle David had to take a calf away from its inattentive mother so it can be bottle fed. He asked if the Ausbrooks crew would like to take care of it, and after half a second of thought we said yes! So the 3 week old bull calf is in one of the old barns, and he is so cute! I said, "He's a dandy." Sam said that Dandy should be his name, and it stuck.

Sam woke up early (which is rare) and wanted to go feed Dandy. I think Sam has been there 4 times today already. Cora loves him too, and Daisy swims in his water trough. Eli sits on the tractor that's also in the barn. Fun times:)

Right now Dandy has a sore leg, hopefully something that will heal on its own. He also has flies! Tomorrow we will get some fly spray and a brush for him.

We told the kids before we ever saw the calf that he would go to market to be made into beef when he gets big. This will no doubt be a lesson in God's plan for animals. It will also be a lesson in hard work, as I'm sure the kids won't always be so excited to get up early and go to the barn, especially on rainy days. And mommy is back to washing bottles again!