Breakfast Bribery

M woke me up with morning with the promise of a pancake breakfast if I would help him get a load of pairs loaded and down to Richland while the ground was still frozen.  R got off the farm last night for a change so we were pretty sure he had a late night and didn't want to wake him up too early.  I agreed to help so we went to get the trailer and headed over to load the pairs.  The process actually went without a hitch.  M took a bale to the cows and calves and checked the heifers.  Then we went to the cows yet to calve.  There were two by the gate that M didn't pay much attention to as he walked up the hill to check the others.  I thought I saw something in the straw so got closer and saw that there was a calf.  One cow was shaking her head at me and pawing at the ground.  Not a good sign.  When M came back, I told him there was a calf there and that the cow was acting funny.  He always poo-poos me when I say that but agreed after he tried to get close enough to check her tag number and she chased him up a snowbank!  We went back later this afternoon with reinforcements (R and a Louisville Slugger) to tag the calf, but she kept her distance and didn't give them any trouble.

M made good on his promise of pancakes for breakfast, and my stomach was ready by the time we got home!  I guess it was win-win.