# Katie’s Cow E86B Delivers Twin Girls After a Tense Second Birth
One newborn calf was already on the ground, and her mother was licking her clean. Katie watched the cow settle and wondered if the birth was finished. Then she spotted another baby.
“I think my cow is having twins again,” she told viewers.
The second calf was coming in an awkward position. Katie identified a back-foot presentation and said the baby was both backward and upside down. What had begun as a hopeful look at a new arrival quickly became a tense effort to help a second calf into the world, keep track of the first, and get their mother where the team could care for all three.
By the end of the update, Katie had welcome news: both calves were girls, both were alive, and their experienced mother was attentive to them. One daughter, however, needed extra support for contracted tendons in her legs. The family moved the trio into the barn so they could watch both babies feed and follow her progress.
## A Second Calf Changes the Morning
At first, Katie’s attention was on the baby already born. The cow was doing a good job licking her newborn, but Katie could tell she wanted to lie down. When she did, Katie’s suspicion that another calf was coming proved right.
The second delivery was more complicated. Katie saw a back foot first, then realized the calf was turned in a difficult way. While she worked to help, Becca held the first baby and tried to guide the cow along the fence line. The mother did not immediately want to follow. Katie and the team had to manage the calf that was already here while making room to deal with the one still being born.
Katie did not know whether the second baby was a bull calf or a heifer. Her attention was on the position and the mother’s movement, not the answer to that question. Becca kept the first newborn nearby as they tried to persuade E86B to follow. Katie called the cow toward her baby along the fence. Only after the delivery could the team slow down enough to see what they had: another calf for E86B to clean—and a second girl.
It was an intense few minutes. Becca ended up covered in birth fluids, and Katie admitted afterward that her heart was pounding. She had not known exactly how it would go.
When the second calf arrived, the relief was visible in Katie’s reaction. This baby was not unusually large for a twin, but the position had made the delivery nerve-racking. Katie turned her focus toward getting the cow with her newborns and giving the family a safe place to settle.
They had already planned to move the cow if she delivered twins. Katie wanted to make sure each calf could stand, find the udder, and eat. The difficult delivery brought that plan forward.
## Two Heifers—and an Experienced Mother
Once Katie could look at both newborns, she got another surprise: they were both heifers.
She said she could not remember having a pair of twin girls like this before and was delighted by the result. Katie also wondered aloud whether this was E86B’s third or fourth set of twins. She was sure of the larger point: this cow had raised twins before.
That history gave Katie some confidence as she watched the mother respond. E86B was licking her calves and staying engaged with them. Later, Katie called her a fantastic mama and said she was not especially worried about her rejecting one of the babies. Even so, she did not assume everything would be fine without watching. Two newborns each needed a chance to eat, and one had a mobility concern that would require closer care.
Katie and the team brought the cow and calves into the barn. They arranged the space so one heifer could search for milk while Katie checked the other. The smaller calf was up on her feet and eager to nurse. Katie said they would still make sure she latched, but she liked what she was seeing.
The other girl faced a harder start.
## Why One Calf Needed Extra Help
Katie noticed that one heifer’s legs looked contracted. Her lower legs and ankles did not extend as she needed them to, and she was knuckling over when she tried to stand. Katie thought the calf may have been cramped in the womb, and she said she had seen this sort of problem before.
That was Katie’s assessment in the moment. She did not present the video as a full veterinary report or give a final outcome for the calf. What she showed was the care she and her team provided while watching how the newborn responded.
First, Katie wanted to be certain the calf had colostrum in her belly. She gave her a bottle, helping her get an early feed even if sore legs made standing and nursing more difficult. Katie was also watching the sister, who had been eager to get up and seek the udder. Both girls needed food; they simply needed different kinds of help reaching it.
With the first feed taken care of, Katie turned to the contracted legs. She explained that the calf would likely need small splints or wraps for a while, along with careful checks over the coming days. She expected to rewrap and gently stretch the legs as the calf adjusted. Katie was mindful that the wraps should not cause sores, which could make the little girl less willing to get up.
The calf also received an anti-inflammatory to help with discomfort, according to Katie. She expected the baby to be tired after her first full belly and the work of having her legs handled. The plan was to let her rest while continuing to check that she had enough hydration and energy to try standing again.
Katie hoped that time on her feet would help the calf use and extend her legs more comfortably. She did not say the issue had already resolved. The wraps, feeding support, and repeated checks were the beginning of the plan, with updates still to come.
## Keeping Both Babies Close to Mama
E86B’s experience with twins was reassuring, but Katie still wanted to see both girls thrive. A cow caring for two newborns gives the team twice as many feeding moments to watch. The girls could not simply be counted as “doing well” because one had stood or the other had taken a bottle.
Katie made space for the smaller, mobile heifer to look for milk while they assessed her sister. She wanted to confirm that this eager calf actually latched. Meanwhile, the girl with the wrapped legs had already received colostrum from a bottle, giving her food and energy while she rested.
Their mother remained part of the process. Katie spoke to her as she brought the calves close and praised her for cleaning them. E86B seemed ready to care for both, and Katie intended to keep the family in the barn where checking on each baby would be easier.
The moment the second calf arrived was a relief, but the story did not end there. Katie still needed to know whether each newborn could stand, feed, and stay comfortable enough to keep trying. For the calf with contracted legs, those early hours and the next several days would show how she handled the support.
## A Welcome Surprise With More Updates to Come
There was plenty to celebrate in E86B’s update. After a difficult presentation for the second birth, Katie had two living heifer calves and a mother who was cleaning and attending to them. She was especially excited that the twins were both girls, a result she said she did not think they had seen before.
There was also a reason to keep watching. One daughter was smaller but keen to get up and eat. Her sister had contracted legs, had taken a bottle of colostrum, and was resting with her legs wrapped. Katie planned to continue checking her hydration, comfort, energy, and ability to get up.
Katie’s reaction captured both sides of the day. She was shaken by the delivery, delighted by the twin girls, and grateful they were alive. Then she got to work on what each baby needed next.
For now, the twins are in the barn with E86B, their experienced mother. The little girl with wrapped legs has a full belly and a team watching her closely. Her sister is eager to find milk. Their first day began with a surprise, a difficult birth, and two new lives to care for.
**Which update are you most eager to see next: the smaller calf’s first nursing session, her sister learning to stand with her wraps, or E86B settling in with both girls?**
