The Old Gal

Number 5 is an old gal, in fact, she’s the oldest yak-cross cow in our herd.

Number 5 (right) with her calf in 2006

 She was born in 1996 to a Black Angus mama who was bred to a yak bull. That was the first batch of yak-cross calves we had and she’s the only one left. The cowboy in our house likes Number 5, a lot. In fact he commented recently that he wished we had an entire herd like her. She’s protective once she drops her calf, enough to keep those ‘yotes away, but she has never been too nasty otherwise. Oh, she’ll let you know if you’re getting too close, but mostly she’s just a great even-headed, baby-producing, yak-cross cow.

Here she is, heavy in calf, early May 2011...

And here she is with her latest addition, born on May 19, 2011...

In July when we moved them to a new pasture...

And at the beginning of September when we moved the herd again.

You can see how much her calf has grown.

We hope to have this great old gal around for years to come!