So.... I decided it was time to muck out stalls, and the calves haven't been out in a while, so I went ahead and let them out to play. They started bucking and racing around, and Lola (the pig) started screaming to be let out. So... I went ahead and let her out. She immediately raced after the cows who were running in huge circles around the property. At first I thought she had freaked out the cows who started running harder, but then they all just started running around playing. They took a break and sniffed each other out, and then started running again. They had a lot of fun before finally settling down to check out the giant poop pile (we have been having horse manure delivered, and the lady dumps it in a big pile). I finished cleaning out the calves area, and I was trying to decide how I was ever going to be able to catch the pig, when low and behold, she wandered in to the pen to check it out. I closed it, just in case, and went to clean out her stall. She rolled around in the mud and got SOOOOO dirty! But she loved it! I was able to reach in and drop the lasso around her neck and cinch it up. I was worried she'd race off without me, but she just hopped around for a bit and barked a few times, and then went back into her stall, where I was able to spray her off with the hose.
As for the calves, they were extremely easy. They saw me walking into their pen with a pile of hay, and they came racing in. Good girls :)
