Baby Kozmo update

Two times per day we make the trek down to the fairgrounds to care for Baby Kozmo.  For the first couple of weeks, Kozmo  required two warm bottles a day.  They had a water heater down at the cow stalls, but it was a bit unreliable so we started transporting our own hot water to insure we would be good to go once we did arrive to do our chores.  It was so cute feeding Kozmo his bottle!  He could drink down his 4 pints of milk quicker than you would imagine!

Baby Kozmo with almost all of his biggest fans!

 After feeding Kozmo, we also tie him up to the fence and brush the poop off his fur.  We like to call this cow beautification!  Kozmo seems to enjoy his time being beautified and loves to have his neck scratched.  It is so cute because when he lays eyes on G1, he starts wagging his tail and will moo!

What a nice looking calf!

 Other daily chores we have include taking Kozmo's temperature one time per day, cleaning out his stall twice per day, filling his bucket with fresh water and grain two times per day, and taking him on his daily walk.  G1 has quite the stubborn cow so this has been challenging.  We are very thankful for an older girl, Alex, who has really helped G1 out a lot in the cow management area.  Alex and her mom have some livestock knowledge and I'm not sure what we would do without them!

Kozmo and his Mama

Another fun part of Kozmo is all the visitors we have had up to see him!  G1 loves sharing her new knowledge on how to care for a baby cow.  And most of the kids are pretty intrigued because they don't have much cow experience either!  We are also new to 4-H, which this cow is a part of, and we are really enjoying the experience.   G1 had to do a "demonstration" which she showed the other kids how to properly wash and brush a cow.  We have watched demo's on knot tying, cow diseases, and cow anatomy.  Overall, it's been interesting.  At this point, we have about 9 weeks left of caring for Baby Kozmo!