Meet Txiki. (pronounced Chickie).
I know! And she is so strong! She is kicking up her heels already.
Gasps of delight from here too. And she is not black she is a dark chocolate brown. And Alex is being a stunning mother. She has not left her baby since she was born and licks her and croons to her constantly. She is besotted.
Plus. And this is the good bit. She does not mind ME doing the same – well not the licking of course but this baby is SO tiny it is impossible not to touch. Alex watches me sternly of course, her head as close as mine to the calf but there is no aggression at all.
Her full name is Hartz Txiki. This means Little Bear in the Basque language. Even though Basque country is in Spain their language is totally different from Spanish. In fact this region is a fascinating study but more on that later. Txiki pronounced Chickie is so easy to say and my mother used to call all her babies chickie or chick too so I love the sound and also how the name looks. I loved having Inaki and his sister involved with the naming. This international life we lead is just marvellous. Here are your pictures – as promised this morning.
The sun is out! Talk to you in the morning!
celi
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She’s really cute – what a nice and beautiful baby! Good luck to the new Family.
Great name, and one can see he has moo-titude alreadly!
OMG!!! This is GREAT we didn’t have to wait until tomorrow for these spectacular shots–especially the ones with the two of them showing their relative sizes. Don’t ya just love the spin of hair on the top of her head–just like her mother’s? I am SO HAPPY for all of you. Tixki!
gorgeous gorgeous- we are ALL besotted!
Miss T is absolutely precious. (My computer won’t allow me to spell her name correctly.) I love especially the spin of hair on
top of her sweet head–just like her mother’s! Congratulations to all of you for a job well done. The happiest days are
the days babies appear.
Lovely way to start my day. Life is so much better with cows ☺
Two doses of wonderful news this morning 🙂 I got the first one when I got up at 1.30am to get the Husband off to work, and then the photos when I woke again at 7.30 am to start my own day shift! Iñaki is a very clever boy: tell him she’s “txiki haurra eder”. And what a bonus that she’s a little heifer, to add to your tiny Tiny herd.
Congrats to all concerned. 🙂
What a beautiful baby!
She is beautiful, those eye lashes are amazing. Love her name.
Congratulations, she’s a beauty. You’ve done a good job gaining Alex’s trust. Super exciting.
Beautiful baby! Totally girly.
Thank you for this amazing update.
Crikey that IS a tiny calf! Congrats to the first-time mama 🙂
She is tiny, and oh so darling!! ❤