Isn’t he a beauty? Life on the ranch wasn’t always so easy. Back in 2002 when as a young calf, he lost his mother; our dear friend, Cowboy Marty decided to take him home so that his wife Cathy could bottle feed him. The story goes that she even took him to work to make sure that she would not miss his feeding schedule. Now that is quite a commitment. As he got a bit older and much stronger, Marty thought that it would be a good idea to re-integrate him with the herd.
That was a very difficult winter. He lost a great deal of weight and there were many times when we thought that we would find his carcass somewhere. By the following spring he started to look much better but it took him the better part of two years to stop being a loner and reintegrate himself to the herd.
Now he has his only little mini heard of about 30 cows and their calves. Otis, you’ve done Mama Cathy and Papa Marty proud! 
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