Timberview Farm

05/10/2026

And so begins Aarre’s favorite time. Introduction up close & kissing noses with the calves. Aarre is so gentle with all livestock & birds & never barks at them. This will be an every day thing until Mom stops being protective of the calf. By that time, the calves & Aarre will be the bestest of friends. Sparkles is already on board & barked at Aarre to say hi.

05/06/2026

Sparkles turn for a case of the zoomers!

05/05/2026

Sparkles was 1 month old yesterday. She has lightened up considerable. And has made some people friends. She’s very curious about everything. Still sassy as can be. The most confident calf I’ve ever had.

05/05/2026

Nothing as fun as watching the reindeer run. Saami & Vixen, last years calves, were full of energy this evening. Sparkles watched & knows she’ll be out with them soon.

04/27/2026

Surprised by the timing, because most births are usually early morning & over for the day by 10am. But around 3, I noticed Dancer had curled up in the birthing stall & seemed to be having contractions. Things stalled out between 4 & 5 & I was making calls to my Vet, Dr. Simonis & OSU for emergency services. Only the legs were coming out. I called my friend Shelby Owens & she came up for moral support. It ended up being more than that because as I was making phone calls to set up help, Shelby tried looking closely at those legs & she could see a tongue. So on the next contraction, she pulled legs & out popped the calf. There was much barking by the dogs as Shelby ran down to the house yelling my name & “Live Birth!!!” I only heard dogs barking & we both ran back up to the barn to see the calf. Dancer did all the right things & Mom & baby are doing well. It was great not having to transport Dancer to OSU, or have my Vet give up her Sunday.

04/06/2026

Say hello to our new calf Sparkles. She’ll be called Sparky during the off season, because she is a ball of determined fire! I’ve never had a calf who barks out commands & makes things happen that she wants to happen.
She’s just 24 hrs old, and started out at 7 lbs. She decided bottles are not for her. Ginger had not dropped her milk as of my last visit to the barn last night. I got an ounce of formula in her. But she just wants Ginger to do her job & get with it. When I went up early this morning, there she is nursing away. And Ginger, who usually just walks away & won’t allow the calf to nurse, is patiently standing in place & letting her. I think this calf will rise to the top place in the herd quick once she’s out will everyone else. Very bossy girl!

03/28/2026

Very cold morning & brisk winds on a sunny spring day brings on the zoomers!

03/08/2026

03/01/2026

Spent the day closing part of the back field off. Sometimes when we have a wind storm & a tree goes down on the fence, it takes a bit to get someone here to chop it off the fence. This pen will be the safety boundary to keep the reindeer from wandering.

02/25/2026

Cookie has won the long lasting antler contest this year. She still has a full set. Joy has 1/3rd on one side. All 3 calves still have antlers, but Vixon got in a battle through the stock panels with her 1/2 brother & only has the one antler on the left.