Elfin Acres E Zahra 3*M
DOB 4/6/14
SIRE:
ELFIN ACRES BZ ETIENNE +*B VVE88 GCH PECAN HOLLOW ZC BAZINGA +B VEE90 ODEON RSP MADELINE 4*M VEEE90 |
DAM:
ELFIN ACRES TT MANDISA 2*M VVVV88 ODEON ATS TAHIR THUNDER *B SGCH TOEHEAD RM MAGGIE 1*M VVEE88 |
DOB 4/6/2014
ADGA: D1686721
ADGA: D1686721
Zahra is the type of employee that quietly does her job so efficiently you rarely notice her. She is small, somewhat retiring and generally just plain nice.
Her daughters and granddaughters are her outstanding legacy. They continue on with her steadfast production. On 2/3/22 she is expecting quads from a hot date with Joshua Farm Qwilleran I predict we'll be retaining at least one more of her daughters in 2022 |
Zahra's unintentional first freshening was at 11 months. Zahra is quite petite and we had planned to freshen her as a two year old. Notte Boy was very naughty indeed and although Lute was administered Zahra hung on to the babies!
The first potential arrival was deemed too big and she was whisked off to OSU for a C-Section. Her doeling Zalika was first out and recovered from the anesthesia given to her mum within a few minutes. She was hungry and rarin' to go!
The buckling that following was not willing to breath on his own. At last after an 90 minutes or so of chest compressions to keep him going his little heart stopped beating. He was wrapped in a blanket and the technician on duty held him while we packed up his lively sister and departed for home with Zahra. We hoped that his body could be used to help educate the veterinary students in some fashion.
We arrived home and got Zahra settled into comfortable quarters and her daughter got more colostrum and a nap. The phone rang. It was the surgeon from OSU. He said, "Do you believe in miracles?" The technician had carried the sad little burden while they tidied the surgery. They started to put the body into refrigeration for the students use the next day. He yelled and wiggled! They jumped into action and with some oxygen and lots of hard work got him stabilized. George went back to OSU to fetch him while I took care of his sister. The next day was one of trepidation. Would he have brain damage? I let him out of the pen to stretch his legs with his sister. He ran and fell over. Oh my heart sank. But then, he picked himself up and ran off to play. He never looked back, perfectly normal in every way. He now lives in Canada as part of a growing dairy herd. Did I tell you? His name is Elfin Acres NB Flatline. Just seemed appropriate. He was exported to Canada and continues to ply his charms with the ladies up there. His lovely sister, Zalika has now moved to a new herd but her lovely daughter Zaki continues to present us with outstanding babies to join our herd and others.
The first potential arrival was deemed too big and she was whisked off to OSU for a C-Section. Her doeling Zalika was first out and recovered from the anesthesia given to her mum within a few minutes. She was hungry and rarin' to go!
The buckling that following was not willing to breath on his own. At last after an 90 minutes or so of chest compressions to keep him going his little heart stopped beating. He was wrapped in a blanket and the technician on duty held him while we packed up his lively sister and departed for home with Zahra. We hoped that his body could be used to help educate the veterinary students in some fashion.
We arrived home and got Zahra settled into comfortable quarters and her daughter got more colostrum and a nap. The phone rang. It was the surgeon from OSU. He said, "Do you believe in miracles?" The technician had carried the sad little burden while they tidied the surgery. They started to put the body into refrigeration for the students use the next day. He yelled and wiggled! They jumped into action and with some oxygen and lots of hard work got him stabilized. George went back to OSU to fetch him while I took care of his sister. The next day was one of trepidation. Would he have brain damage? I let him out of the pen to stretch his legs with his sister. He ran and fell over. Oh my heart sank. But then, he picked himself up and ran off to play. He never looked back, perfectly normal in every way. He now lives in Canada as part of a growing dairy herd. Did I tell you? His name is Elfin Acres NB Flatline. Just seemed appropriate. He was exported to Canada and continues to ply his charms with the ladies up there. His lovely sister, Zalika has now moved to a new herd but her lovely daughter Zaki continues to present us with outstanding babies to join our herd and others.