Observe and Ensure Mother-Calf Bonding and Health

What happens here

After ear tagging, the farmer observes the calf and mother cow number 22, noting that they have bonded well. He encourages the calf to go to its mother for milk. He comments on the instinctive behavior of calves to seek out the udder. Another cow, 'Butthead' (number 3), also approaches, and the farmer pets her, mentioning she had her calf earlier in the season. He explains that 'Butthead' has now adopted calf 305, a common communal behavior among cattle where different mother cows will accept and nurse other calves. He explains his philosophy of gentle animal handling and rotating cows on pastures to prevent diseases, eliminating the need for worming or excessive medications.

Goal: Confirm the calf is nursing and observe herd dynamics