We had two huge things happen today for our farm.  At 7am, we were on the road to pick up an Amish man (more on that tomorrow).  At 8:15am, we were on our way north, and after a nine hour round trip, we came home with this guy:

His current name is Chip (which may change once we get to know his personality), and he’s a Murray Grey/Angus cross bull.  He’s the herd sire for our next venture: pastured raised grass-fed beef!  

He was born in September and is a real cuddle bug. He loves having his back scratched with a hairbrush!

He wasn’t too sure about stepping off the hay onto the black mats to get out of the trailer, but once he saw Ted wasn’t falling into a black abyss, he followed Ted right out and through the pasture. 

He made a beeline for the girls who made a beeline for the top of the hill and the new gate!  They’re  all separated for now, but it looks like they’ll be together soon!