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Nice way to start the day. I have done it, glad I don't do it now. Cow and calf doing good?

Having done both I would say you are right but as 66 is just around the corner I am happy doing neither.

It is time when it is time.

Dr pol has shown some of those on his tv show, not fun

Enough cheddar and saltines you could probably have one yourself. Throw a few opioid pain killers in if you don't succeed the 1st time.

The bred heifer is fine(so far). Calf is in bobo land, big 70-80lb heifer calf.

Wouldn't nurse a jug so we tubed it(twice).


Heifer has mental issues and they might not pair up.

Gonna take extra Dr. Phil for sure, high maintenance.


But in the grand scheme of things the weather is ideal so can't whine too much ....grin

March, not February huh? I could go with March

I know you're not bitchen and it really is a good life.

Once again, for anyone who hasn't read the James Herriot books, you are missing out on some really funny stuff.

Read them years ago... some of the best reading I've ever done...

COW prolapsed..gotcha. Read the first sentence and was about to send pears. Glad to hear your ok. Hopefully cow pulls through too. Pulled quite a few calves but never had to deal with this kind of thing.

I didn't even realize it was possible for humans!




Brad, unless you have a giant heated barn, March is the ONLY way to go here. On average anyway.

Last year at this time we did have a few -10F nights, been in the +20/30 range last week or two which of course makes a huge difference.

Google it...I dare ya!

We had one once and that was enough. The only 'good thing' was that it was daylight. Other than that, all the bad stuff was present, snow, rain, fog, on a Sunday afternoon and we had company that afternoon.

It was an older (12?) Hereford/Charolais cross, she had been a real good, easy calver up to then.

Best of luck,

Dale

Sam, you can understand why I select plaid shirts of green and brown for daily wear.

My son-in law asked why cattle vets wear green overalls, is it a tradition or something?

"Son, what color is cow manure?"

"Oh, I get it!"

One takes a hit at the sale yard, but longhorn for the first calf and one never has to help anyone.

If one is paying help, it probably shakes out in the end even with the hit.

Try a apple core.

XX, I am NOT gonna google the human version, no thanks!


Dale, it can sure happen with older cows but it seems like we see it more in bred heifers. They sometimes just don't realize what they're doing and keep pushing.



Cowdoc, I know EXACTLY what you are talking about and I'm glad their are people like you who become vets. I could never do it.



1minute, people used to do that but like you say the calves are worth so much less it isn't done much anymore(at least that I know of). I wouldn't be surprised if a longhorn cross brought $200-300 less per head at sale day. 50 or a 100 head or more and it would really add up.

Of course we use low birth weight calving ease bulls on the heifers and that makes a difference. Maybe have to pull 1 out of 15 or 20 calves.

And regardless it's always a good idea to check every 3-4 hours, weather, dingy mothers, the rare prolapse.

if cow chit smelled like cat chit, there wouldn't be any LA vets..

True statement of the law, right there!

My cattle buyer cuts them out every time. Won't even take them.

Had a neighbor's longhorn bull get in and breed half a dozen cows. Every one of those calves showed "longhorn" in them and the cattle buyer wouldn't even look twice.

Took 'em to the sale barn, and sure enough, they brought much less than market price.

Neighbor came and got their bull after it tore up a 10' 2" pipe gate in the holding pens I had him in. About 3-4 months after that shipping loss, I found that bull in one of the back pastures again... Luckily I had the cows out of that pasture. He's no longer a problem.

Funny... Never got a call from that neighbor asking if that bull had wandered back.