Boy Oh Boy!

What a surprise! I proceeded to go to the barn this morning and as soon as I stepped out the back door a cria was squirming in the field. He just popped out seconds before. It was 8:10 am and under a steady drizzle. I ran and got the camera and this is how he looked:



Ruth Hussey is a very protective mother so she was trying to keep everyone at bay, including me! I was spit on three times trying to find out if it was a male or female. Argento managed to get up close and personal, she loves little crias!

With all the commotion going on, I finally could get close enough to see if was male or female. It indeed was a male, not what we were hoping for but he's beautiful just the same. I'm still trying to figure out his color as he is soaking wet but it appears to be medium rose gray. I let Tara pick the names as I would probably name him "Bob". She chose Rocco which is Italian in origin (imagine that) meaning Battle cry; Rest and some say Tough! I would have to say the name fits because he was born in some tough weather.

Ruth Hussey with her boy Rocco!

He was up on all fours in just under an hour and nursing a few minutes after that. This is not Ruth's first rodeo so she definitely knows what she's doing. I figured I would just leave them alone for a while and then I'll dip his umbilical cord in iodine and get a weight on him. He appears to be a bit bigger than Thor and if I were to guess I'd say he's about 16 lbs.

I wonder what's going through his mind as he's looking around and soaking wet in a steady light rain. He's one tough dude!