My siblings carabao was pregnant, and we discovered the following morning that it had already given birth—right as we arrived at their house to bathe with their hand pump or deep well hand pump. Back then, our own well had no water, so bathing at their deep well was always refreshing especially in hot weather because the water remained cool even in the middle of the day.
Here is the mother carabao with her newborn calf; the calf cannot yet walk or stand properly because it's legs are still weak, so it's mother keeps a close eye on it.
By the way, the baby carabao is male, but it's color is just like it's mother's —so cute! My sister-in-law also mentioned that my sibling kept watch while the carabao was giving birth and even helped the baby carabao come out, as the mother might have accidentally stepped on it.
Finally, the baby carabao stood up and slowly walked to the other side. I think One of the most amazing things about carabaos is that they can stand up and nurse from their mother right away after birth.
I'm scared to get close because the mother carabao might gore me! Also, my son might follow suit and approach the carabao too, since he tend to imitate whatever I do, lol.
Here is the carabao firstborn—a female. The carabao give birth again when this one is more than one year old. I also realized that even though the father of her offspring is a black carabao, the calves still inherit their coloring from her! Haha.
Here are the three of them. While the mother carabao is nursing, the eldest one is watching them. My son and I are also watching, since he really wanted to see the carabao's.
By the way, this photo of the carabao was taken six months ago. I intended to write about this back then, but a lot has happened in my offline life, so I'm only now getting chance to write here.
Additionally, the mother carabao and her first born have already been sold. They did not actually belong to my siblings; rather, my siblings was entrusted with the mother carabao's care, beginning when it was young and continuing untill it gave birth two calves. The owner decided to sell the first born for 24,000 Philippine peso, and they split the proceeds. The mother carabao was sold for 45,000, but my brother received 3,000 only, because they keep the male calf.
That belongs to him, and once it grows bigger, he can use it again for his livelihood—working in the rice fields, hauling harvested rice, or transporting other heavy items.
That's all for today, Thank you for reading and supporting my post. Till my next blog again, Peace and Love. 🤍✨
** The cover of this blog is edited in CHATGPT but all the pictures I use are all mine.**
