Overview
- Ladd Drummond found the newborn freezing and too weak to follow its mother after she rejoined the herd during a winter storm.
- Because the cow was severely engorged and the calf could not nurse, the ranch team rode out, roped the mother, and milked her to collect colostrum.
- The calf received its mother’s colostrum along with two bags of colostrum replacer and a first round of milk replacer, then was warmed and bottle‑fed.
- The animal is now kept in a heated space on the ranch and is described as alive and gaining strength with continued bottle feedings.
- A reunion with the mother is considered highly unlikely, though Ladd may try once more, according to Ree Drummond’s Instagram update that drew supportive comments.