Heartfelt gratitude to Marcie Milam for sponsoring this day of sanctuary in honor of Nutmeg Steer on his 8th birthday! It makes our hearts sing to see this sweet guy celebrated!

“Happy Birthday to Betsy’s baby boy, Nutmeg. May you continue to always have a free and comfortable life….and a great head of hair.”

Happy Birthday, Nutmeg! How fortunate and honored we are to get to celebrate you! (And to our absolute delight, we have a second sponsor a day coming up in his honor!).

For those of you who may be new to the sanctuary and/or our tiny herd of bovines, theirs are both common and unique histories with many interesting twists and turns of fate. You can learn more about Nutmeg and his family and how they came to be part of our sanctuary family by clicking here. And I would be monstrously remiss in not sharing this link to Nutmeg’s early minutes, days and years at Farm Sanctuary where he was so fortunate to have been born. (There are also some baby Meredith photos to be found there!).

We never get enough of baby Nutmeg photos (courtesy of Farm Sanctuary) in part because, obviously, and in part, because we so rarely get the opportunity to see steers grow to their adult size and live out their natural lives with their family. With Betsy having started her life in the dairy industry, Nutmeg is not the first child she has had, but he is the first child she was allowed to raise. Betsy’s and Nutmeg’s relationship is plain and clear, a love story. Not unique from any other bovine mama and her child, but just as deeply felt:

And that wonderful head of hair? He was just born that way!:

Nutmeg and his enviable locks here at the sanctuary:

Nutmeg and his mama, Betsy:

Woohoo, Nutmeg!! We love you!!