We were finally able to determine if the calf is a heifer or bull (it needed to stand up so we could see!) ... and yay!! It's a heifer! Alan will have to give her an "official" name for her registration with the Dexter Association, but she'll have a farm name too. Official names are always so long and complicated since you have to connect them to the farm they were bred on, etc. So, I've decided that I'm going to call her Dixie's Chick. She's the sweetest little gal, and the cutest face! Dixie is proving to be quite the good mama too... Good cow, good brown cow!
Some of you have asked about, or commented on, her size. She's actually a very small cow -- she *might* have weighed 20 pounds when she was born. That's not very big. We have a 16 pound house cat named Zilla if that puts some perspective on things.
Meet Zilla. She's our harp seal kitty... 
Is harp seal a breed of cat? I tried t google it and kept coming up with harp seals that swim! Zilla is so beautiful!
Posted by: ksinmt | January 16, 2007 at 05:50 AM
How cute Dixie's Chick looks. Also Zilla is adorable too!
Posted by: goldie | January 15, 2007 at 06:23 PM
Dixie's chick is perfect! And Zilla has the most beautiful eyes I have seen on a cat. TFS
Hugs
Julie
Posted by: Julie Phillips | January 14, 2007 at 05:18 PM
congrats! love new life on a farm! poor thing being born in this cold weather- brrrrrrrrrrr
must have been cold after coming out and getting the first bath from mama! lol!
Posted by: annemariez | January 14, 2007 at 12:49 PM
Oh my!! What a beautiful cat you have!!! And congrats on the new addition to the farm too.
Posted by: Tracy | January 14, 2007 at 08:50 AM
Dixie and her *Chick* are so sweet together! So glad you didn't have to bring her in the house like the little chicks--hee hee! Zilla is gorgeous--male or female?
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | January 14, 2007 at 07:42 AM
Awwww...welcome to the world Dixie's Chick! She's so cute!! And your 'harp seal kitty' is darling too! Hello Zilla!!
Thanks for sharing the critter family news!
Posted by: danita (moberkitty) | January 13, 2007 at 08:53 PM
Hahaha.....Dixie's Chick.......hahaha! Cute!
I absolutely *LOVE* the picture of Zilla! What a gorgeous(big!)kitty!
Posted by: Jennifer (jkincolorado) | January 13, 2007 at 07:52 PM
YAY!! I knew she was a she! If you ask me I think she looks like an 'Anabelle' =) Whatcha think Alan?? Hee Hee
Posted by: Cindy Lou Who | January 13, 2007 at 06:35 PM
congrats on 'Dixie's Chick'!! calves are sooo cute! and Zilla is so pretty!!
Posted by: Dawn | January 13, 2007 at 05:05 PM
Oh, Momma and baby are so beautiful!!! I would love to see them...and your kitty is to die for...we have 7, and I love each and every one of them so much! I am a kitty lush! haha Congratulations to Dixie for her gorgeous baby! and so glad she's a good Mom :) Hugs to Zilla!!!
Posted by: Diane McVey | January 13, 2007 at 05:01 PM
What a sweet kitty :-)
Posted by: Jackie Parkins | January 13, 2007 at 03:11 PM
Delivering anything over 7 pounds is big!
Posted by: Whipper Snapper Designs | January 13, 2007 at 02:19 PM
Congratulations on the new addition. I like the name! I have a nearly 15 year old American Eskima dog who's name is...
Cascade's Dixie Rebel (we call him) Rebel or Hog Dog as he eats like one.
I also LOVE your cat! Is that a "breed" of cat? Very pretty. Ida
Posted by: Ida | January 13, 2007 at 01:36 PM