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Some Unusual Relocation Clients

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Real Estate Agent with Bradfield Properties 532238

The Golden CalfWhile I've been so busy, we've also had some relocation clients that moved to our place.  Yep, brought 'em right home with me! 

Per the ag appraiser, we needed some more cattle in order to keep our agricultural valuation for tax purposes.  So, we asked Mr. Goode, the gentleman who leases the land next door to run cattle, to pick us up some likely looking heifers at auction.  Eventually, he found us some, and brought them home to us.

They were a bit skittish the first day - after all, they were in a new community, in a new "house", didn't know the neighbors, didn't know the ropes.  Being a good neighbor, I took them a nice casserole (actually a bucket of calf starter) as a "welcome to your new home" gift.

That was a couple of weeks ago. Now, they know when I'm going to be fixin' supper, and they're waiting at the gate for me when I arrive.  They'll eat cubes out of my hand, sticking their long blue tongues out and wrapping them around the cubes.  They've settled into the community, gotten to know Lydia (their closest neighbor, my 31-year-old Morgan mare), and the dogs J.D. and Joey, and in couple of years or so, will be contributing to their community with calves of their own.

In the meantime, they're just adorable. 

 

Comments (5)

Debi Ernst
St. Charles County, Missouri - Prudential Alliance Realtors - O'Fallon, MO
GRI, e-PRO, Broker/Sales Associate

Aww...  What a cutie!  They sound sweet.  Thanks for sharing with us!  :)

Jun 15, 2008 08:39 AM
Sabrina Kelley
ERA Herman Group Real Estate - Woodland Park, CO
Woodland Park Colorado Mountain Homes and Land

You are so lucky to have new baby cows. I get my ag. status when I let them wander in for the day, but they can cause some chaos if they decide to come up to the house.

Your horse is amazingly beautiful. What do you call that coloring?

Jun 16, 2008 01:35 PM
Brigita McKelvie, Associate Broker
Cindy Stys Equestrian and Country Properties, Ltd. - Lehigh Valley, PA
The Broker with horse sense and no horsing around

Sure is a cutie, Tricia.  Glad they settled in OK.  ;-)

Jun 17, 2008 06:47 AM
Cathleen OnullHannigan
Keller Williams Realty - Cary, NC
Cary NC Homes Pro

I sure like your horse pictures.

Jun 19, 2008 02:11 PM
Tricia Jumonville
Bradfield Properties - Georgetown, TX
Texas REALTOR , Agent With Horse Sense

Debi, they are, indeed, adorable - still!  They've learned to come runnin' when they hear my "cow call", even if they're way up the hill (we put them out in the middle pasture recently). 

Sabrina, Memory is a chestnut - a liver chestnut by shade.  That particular color seems to be more common in Morgans than other breeds. 

Here's a photo of her full sibling, Manzanita, with her day-old foal Mandy (Malandyn's Wild Child), some years back.  The exact shade varies from year to year, but it's pretty close to that most of the time. 

Morannon Manzanita and Malandyn's Wild Child

 

Brigetta, I just love the critters! 

Thank you, Cathleen!  I sure like taking them!

 

Jul 12, 2008 03:12 AM