Ah... brings back memories. We had a similar situation and ended up with a calf in the bathtub for a couple of days... then it spent a week in the bathroom... finally got it's own place outside (in the barn). Fun times.

poor thing

I wonder if the freezing weather may have had something to do with rejection?

my tired eyes thought this was a dog

lol

i bet it still loves to be held and loved tho

Some people can't get started at work unless they're calf-einated.

Ba-Doom-Boom-Ching

Cow in the office, what will she do

Dawwwww so cute!! We had one born today way in head of the expected time

They're good for milk and meat; I'm seeing a Black Angus cheeseburger in the making.

A conversation took place on the way home concerning that very subject.... while chowing down on Hardies Super Star cheese burgers.

:chuckles Yep, the carnivore mindset. Some folks are going D'awwwww and others are going Yummy

Cute, very cute.

Oh you are not wrong. Cows are honestly the worst of herd animals I have ever dealt with. I have seen mother cows who were separated from the herd with their newborn calves freak out. They are so desperate to break out of the stall and get back to the herd. They end up ineffectually trampling the calf in the process.

It is not unusual for them to abandon calves. Goats are notorious for it too. Especially first time mothers. But if you do the research, a lot of milking cattle herdsman will go an separate the calf from the mom normally after birth. This ensures the calf is protected from a possibly manic mother and or the herd she would rather be with. Not all cows are like that. Some are quite protective of the little ones... But the abandonment is more common than most think.

This little one looks like an Angus perhaps. Looks healthy, really. I hope the little one is ok.

Best of luck to it!

The mother finally accepted it and it recovered quickly and is now back out in the pasture with the rest.

Great to hear it!

worse, the office might adopt the calve, and insist on visitation rights.