MULESHOE — Surviving a blizzard, Hope earned her new name.
Two months old and mostly black with a few white markings, the shy but strong-willed calf was nearly buried in snow last week. In the aftermath of Winter Storm Goliath, she became the first of Dutch Road Dairy’s bovine residents found alive. Staff then spent hours removing snow piles from the rest of their calf hutches and managed to save all but one of the youngsters.
“We’re probably gonna call her Hope,” co-owner Nancy Beckerink said as the calf peaked curiously from her hutch.
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