Hermina
A cow that came to stay forever
From the perspective of Gut Aiderbichl
(written by Gisela Pschenitschnig)
On November 1st, Markus, manager of Gut Aiderbichl in Carinthia, was walking through the streets on his day off when he received a call: "The cows have escaped, there's a white cow wandering around, it must belong to Gut Aiderbichl. Aiderbichl ...". Markus could not imagine that the cows were not at the farm.
The fence to the Aiderbichl cattle was destroyed. What was going on there?
Hermina had come to stay
Nobody knew where Hermina, a two-and-a-half-year-old Holstein Friesian, had suddenly come from. She must have someone someone in the stable was missing.
Thanks to Hermina's ear tag, the owner could be traced. At least he now knew where his Hermina had gone. Two attempts were made to find Hermina with the transporter but they were unsuccessful: Hermina was stubborn and stubborn and it was also pouring with rainand so it was far too dangerous to try to load the cow.
Hermina's signal
When you've been around animals for as long as Markus has, you don't react logically and simply return the cow to the farmer. He knew it, Hermina had broken through the fence to stay.
The whole story is a little strange. Hermina was with her herd on a summer pasture near Gut Aiderbichl in Carinthia and was due to be brought home. When she saw the trailer, she looked around and suddenly took off. She disappeared into the forest. The next day she was found with the Aiderbichl cattle Obelix, Skippy, Helios, Manjana, Sebi, Karla and Lisa. It was obvious that she didn't want to go back to her original herd.
Hermina had chosen her new forever home and wanted to stay
Hermina couldn't get Markus couldn't get her out of his head. Dieter Ehrengruber said: "Do you have room for Hermina?". Of course there was room for Hermina, and now the negotiations with the organic farmer began. Hermina was allowed to Aiderbichler because she had chosen this place confidently and on her own initiative. The farmer did not want to stand in the way of her happiness and told us: "Hermina is pregnant".
One more self-confident, beautiful cow at Gut Aiderbichl
Hermina is new to the herd, but is holding her own very well and can no longer be driven away. One, who has taken a particular liking to her is Obelix. The five-year-old ox comes from an organic farm in Switzerland. He has a very special character: Obelix loves people, goats and chickens ... He makes everyone around him his friend.
Hermina probably feels a special affection for the black, mighty Obelix with the white heart on his forehead. It also looks a little as if he is protecting her.
Hermina, her new herd and all of us waiting for the calf
In the next few days, Hermina will give birth to her calf. We all hope that she has a healthy calf. And one thing is also clear: Hermina can be a great mama cow, and her calf will drink the milk and grow up to be a healthy Cattle . Both will live at Gut Aiderbichl - as they always have: until the natural end of their lives.
Hermina spends her time in a large, cozy calving pen until she gives birth.
How little noise the real miracles make.
~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
