
State Fair Baby Animals Visit Almanac
Clip: Season 2023 Episode 50 | 3m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Cathy Wurzer gets a visit from not one, but two baby lambs.
Cathy Wurzer gets a visit from not one, but two baby lambs.
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State Fair Baby Animals Visit Almanac
Clip: Season 2023 Episode 50 | 3m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Cathy Wurzer gets a visit from not one, but two baby lambs.
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>> BACK TO YOU, CATHY.
>> CATHY: THANKS, KAOMI.
DAN WAS TALKING ABOUT SWEATING LIKE A HOG.
OF COURSE, THE STATE FAIR IS KNOWN FOR THE ANIMALS AND WHAT WOULD AN "ALMANAC" SHOW FROM THE STATE FAIR BE WITHOUT BABY ANIMALS.
BABY FARM ANIMALS.
A COLLECTIVE AHHH, FOR OUR NEXT GUESTS.
ELLIE AND GABBY ARE WITH US WITH TWO FOUR-LEGGED BABIES.
THEY ARE SO CUTE!
ELLIE, FIRST, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
>> I'M FROM NICOLLET MINNESOTA.
>> AND YOU ARE HOLDING WHO?
>> THIS IS BUBBLES, SHE -- OR HE IS A GOAT KID.
>> Cathy: YOU'RE BUBBLES?
OH, WHAT A CUTE -- BUBBLES DOESN'T WANT TO TALK RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S OKAY.
HOW OLD IS BUBBLES, BY THE WAY?
>> HE WAS BORN ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
>> Cathy: OH, MY GOODNESS, YOU ARE SO CUTE.
AND GABBIE, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
>> I'M FROM MORRIS, MINNESOTA.
>> Cathy: AND WHO ARE YOU HOLDING?
>> WE HAVEN'T NAMED HIM YET.
WE SAID YOU GUYS COULD.
>> Cathy: OH, WE CAN HAVE A NAME THE LAMB CONTEST.
I LOVE THAT.
WHAT DO YOU -- AT YOUR FARM, DO YOU HAVE LAMBS OR WHAT LIVESTOCK DO YOU HAVE?
>> I DON'T HAVE LIVESTOCK, MY FAMILY FARMS CROPS.
>> Cathy: YOU'RE BOTH WITH, OF COURSE, WE SHOULD SAY, FFA, WHICH IS A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
SO YOU'RE OVER AT THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH CENTER, RIGHT?
WHAT'S IT LIKE OVER THERE?
>> IT IS AMAZING.
WE HAVE SOME OF THE BEST CREW EVER.
WE ALL COME TOGETHER TO HELP DO TOURS FOR THE ANIMALS AND TAKE CARE OF THEM AND TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND EVERYTHING.
>> Cathy: I BET YOU GET A LOT OF INTERESTING QUESTIONS.
I'M SURE AS PEOPLE GO THROUGH, ESPECIALLY THE KIDS WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT KIDS AND LAMBS AND CALVES AND THAT KIND OF THING.
>> YEAH, WE DEFINITELY DO.
>> Cathy: I'M WONDERING, COULD YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT -- DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE LAMB YOU'RE HOLDING HERE?
>> SO, THIS LAMB IS A POLY PAY BREED, A MIX OF FOUR DIFFERENT BREEDS OF LAMBS, AND THEY'RE REALLY, WHAT'S THE WORD -- YOU CAN USE THEM FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, THEY'RE VERY VERSATILE.
SO YOU CAN USE THEM FOR MEAT OR THEIR COAT AND THEY'RE ALSO VERY MATERNAL SO THEY'RE REALLY GOOD MOMS.
>> Cathy: GOOD TO KNOW.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT OUR GOAT FRIENDS?
>> WELL, BUBBLES IS.
[LAMB SQUEAKING] >> WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YEAH, OKAY.
>> Cathy: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS?
NOT SURE, OKAY.
>> SO, BUBBLES IS A MALE, HE IS A WEATHER, HE IS A BOAR GOAT.
[LAMB SQUEAKING] I THINK HE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT BREEDS BUT, YEAH.
>> Cathy: DOESN'T SEEM TO BE TOO IMPRESSED TO BE ON LIVE TV STATEWIDE.
THAT'S OKAY, BUBBLES.
WHAT SHOULD WE NAME THE LAMB?
MAYBE BRENDAN THE LAMB FOR OUR FORMER "ALMANAC" LONG-TIME PRODUCER'S NAME IS BRENDAN SO MAYBE HE WOULD APPRECIATE HAVING A LAMB NAMED AFTER HIM.
IF WE WANT TO GO TO THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH CENTER, WHAT DO WE THINK?
>> WELL, THE MIRACLE OF BIRTH CENTER IS AWESOME AND WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG -- OR JUST-BORN ANIMALS.
WE HAD SOME PIGLETS BORN THIS MORNING AND A CALF WAS BORN THIS MORNING, WHICH IS SUPER EXCITING.
WE HAVE A LOT BORN YESTERDAY.
WE ALSO HAD SOME MORE PIGLETS BORN YESTERDAY SO THERE'S PLENTY TO SEE.
>> Cathy: A LOT GOING ON.
I'M SO HAPPY YOU CAME HERE AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING OUR CUTE LITTLE FRIEND BUBBLES, THE GOAT, AND OUR NEWLY NAMED BRENDAN THE LAMB.
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