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I saw somthing crazy today Alfie and I went for a ride in the country today as we do every day. He was driving and so I could look around the country. We went to the county above us and it is known for having the most dairy farms in Georgia. I was looking at the cattle we were passing in the fields. I said, awww, there is a calf nursing his Momma. We went a very short distance past it and I burst out laughing and asked him if he saw that...no he said and I told him there was a donkey nursing on a cow! Of course he didn't turn around. I think it is against his religion or stubbornness but honestly!! that is what I saw! I am not a country gal and don't know much about cows and donkeys and their habits but, I know a cow and I know a donkey but doggone, I NEVER expected this! 
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I am a country gal, but I've never seen that. Not saying it doesn't happen, I've just never seen it. There are "nurse cows" that are used to raise calves that aren't their own, so I suppose one might let a different animal nurse. Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.
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I'm sure your eyesight is 20/20 Gal Pal~~~ 
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During WW2, a woman in France wrote a book teaching city people how to live off the land.....It was full of helpful advice for those who were refugees from the city and knew nothing about the local flora and fauna and how to care for animals, how to treat medical conditions with what was at hand....She was an hereditary midwife/country healer. The book was full of charming hand-drawn illustrations. One section of the book that dealt with farm animals, she described how to stop a hen from being broody and how to persuade lactating mothers to accept orphans of other animals to suckle and how to persuade the orphans to latch on the mothers.......... In the section on birthing, there was a chapter of how to get a goat to suckle a Human baby. This was in the case of the baby being orphaned or the mother not able to lactate and no baby bottles to be had. In this scenario, the baby was placed in a cradle and the goat straddled the cradle. She said she had seen this done where the goat knew when the baby was hungry and would knock on the door with her horns and when the door was opened she would walk right in and position herself above the cradle...... I have heard many stories of animals suckling orphaned babies of a different animal......It's a very common theme in old tales. The Inuit women suckled orphaned puppies ......And, of course, in olden days....pre-formula and bottle, wet nurses were very common.........And, we mustn't forget that Humans drink more cow's milk than cows do.... I have no doubt you saw a baby donkey suckling a cow....a very charming picture......
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2/21/2020 3:22 pm |
miss abelle. that is common. on farms. many times if a calf is rejected by his mom. it is normal to seek out a surroget milk source. i have seen cats nurse puppies and the opposite. seems nature has insticts that human dont have. sad but true
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I realize now that I should have turned around and taken a look at that strange sight. But we were on a narrow country lane and I would have to gone to the end of it to turn around, so I didn't, sorry about that my dear. Now we've seen it once we may see it again!
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I guess I should have mentioned, the donkey was bigger than a calf, appeared to be grown...……...kinky 
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During WW2, a woman in France wrote a book teaching city people how to live off the land.....It was full of helpful advice for those who were refugees from the city and knew nothing about the local flora and fauna and how to care for animals, how to treat medical conditions with what was at hand....She was an hereditary midwife/country healer. The book was full of charming hand-drawn illustrations. One section of the book that dealt with farm animals, she described how to stop a hen from being broody and how to persuade lactating mothers to accept orphans of other animals to suckle and how to persuade the orphans to latch on the mothers.......... In the section on birthing, there was a chapter of how to get a goat to suckle a Human baby. This was in the case of the baby being orphaned or the mother not able to lactate and no baby bottles to be had. In this scenario, the baby was placed in a cradle and the goat straddled the cradle. She said she had seen this done where the goat knew when the baby was hungry and would knock on the door with her horns and when the door was opened she would walk right in and position herself above the cradle...... I have heard many stories of animals suckling orphaned babies of a different animal......It's a very common theme in old tales. The Inuit women suckled orphaned puppies ......And, of course, in olden days....pre-formula and bottle, wet nurses were very common.........And, we mustn't forget that Humans drink more cow's milk than cows do.... I have no doubt you saw a baby donkey suckling a cow....a very charming picture......
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You never know what interesting sights you might stumble across in the country side. Isn't nature wonderful. ?
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