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Farmer says two-headed calf born on Phagwah Day is a bad omen
During yesterday’s festivities, a “freak of nature” was born in the Mahaicony Village. Maurice Nurse, who resides on his 200-acre farm land at Land of Lust, Mahaicony, said that he has been involved in the cattle ranching business for 50 years and never has he had encountered such an abnormality.
The cattle rancher, who owns approximately 100 head of cattle, related that at approximately 6:00hrs yesterday, he was tending to his cows and preparing them for milking when he then noticed that one of the cows was lying on the ground. The cow appeared to be in labour and Nurse rendered his assistance.
He realized that the calf was having some difficulty in the mother’s passage. He then inserted his hands and realized that the calf was going to be born feet first. He said that he grabbed what he believed at the time to be the back limbs and pulled gently.
He soon realized that something was certainly amiss. He then called his wife, Faye Nurse, for further assistance and together they pulled and out came the still-born two-headed calf.
Faye was in total shock when she saw the calf with an “extra head.”
She said, “When I saw this calf I was real real surprised. For the 20 years I helping me husband with the cows I neva see this. It frighten me. This Phagwah cow is a bad sign.”
She noted that minutes later, the cow birthed another calf with ease.
Other villagers were called to witness the startling discovery.
Some of the villagers who were still present at the site said that they “wished the calf could have lived.” Others stated that the event gave them a “strange feeling.”
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