article_snippet: A cow in Northeast Texas has defied great odds and apparently given birth to four calves that have been named Eeny, Meeny, Miny and Moo.
article_snippet: It is incredibly rare for a momma cow to birth four calves .
article_snippet: The cow, described by Jimmy Barling as 'just a run of the mill red cow', had been bred to an Angus bull, so all four of four calves are black .
article_snippet: the mill red cow has apparently defied great odds and given birth to four calves.
article_snippet: Local veterinarian Mike Baird called the March 16 births 'extremely rare.'
article_snippet: Local veterinarian Mike Baird said the odds of four live births from one cow are 1 in 11.2 million.
article_snippet: Local veterinarian Mike Baird knows the couple well and is nearly certain the four came from one mother, rather than a nearby cow perhaps birthing one or two and then moving along so that it appeared the four came from the mill red cow. '
article_snippet: the couple watched the birth of the fourth calf after going to check on Jimmy Barling when the couple saw buzzards circling above a field.
article_snippet: Because the mill red cow is unable to nurse all four calves, the couple are relying on neighbors to help.
highlights_snippet: Odds of four live births apparently from one cow are 1 in 11.2 million .
  
highlights_snippet: Cow in DeKalb, Texas, had four calves on March 16 .
  