Photo commentary by Cheyenne Mtn. We are also relieved to see that they were pointing down, indicating they are most likely front feet. If they had been upside down then I would have worried that we may have had a posterior presentation with back feet showing first.
Posterior presentations can be very troublesome.
The birthing stall floor has a thick layer of sand maintained in it as we anticipate the approaching birth. The sand not only provides a softer landing for the calf, but also provides the sure footing that is critical for the calf to be able to stand. Uhura remained very calm and delivery progressed nicely through to the head showing and then the long neck of her calf. By the time the back legs of the calf were being delivered, the calf's head was nearly to the ground, thus it was let down easy by its own back legs. The dam remains standing throughout the birth, using gravity to help in the delivery.