February 17, 2012

SandBox Comments: KJCT News 8 "Western Slope Cow Gives Birth to Rare Triplets"

Megan Terlecky:
"MONTROSE, Colo. -- Some are calling it a miracle, a Western Slope cow gave birth to triplets. The rare event happens only one time in 8 million births. Our cameras got a look at these new calves just hours after they were born.

Not even a day old, these three are still a little shaky on their feet, but eager for mom's milk.

Kim Lechleiter, the owner of the calves, says, “It's really a historical deal to have triplets.”

Lechleiter has been raising Simmental cows since 1977.

“Out of all the years of calving, I’ve never had a set of triplets,” he said...."
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