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Update: The calf and its mother are now out in a pasture on their own. The calf is still a little unsteady but making progress every day. We gave it a BO-SE and Vitamin A,D & E shot within the first 24 hours and that has seemed to make the difference. I think it will continue to get better...

Yes, we talked to the Vet this morning but am looking for a little more in the way of experience in dealing with this thing. He said that we should just keep helping the calf to try and get up but I know for a fact that if the calf is not eating, it is only getting weaker and will just begin to...

I had a calf born this morning at 0600 hrs, we watched it for a while to see if we could make sure it was nursing. It struggled to get up but could not manage to make it happen. We did not want to take any chances so we fed it colostrum and made sure it got the right amount. I tried to help it...

Just an update....there was nothing wrong with the mother according to the Vet. He just said sometimes the cow is just a bad mother and there is nothing you can do about it. Well, my wife agreed that we can't have any bad mothers on our place, so away she went to the sale barn. The calf is now...

I did everything that the local farmers could come up with to get her to take to the calf. They are just as puzzeled as I am about the whole situation. The calf is doing well in the barn and is very healthy, sucks the bottle like it is going out of style and has taken to my wife like a child. We...

Thanks Dun, that is the honest answer I needed to hear.

One of my cows had her calf the other day and just walked away from it. I mean she just dropped it on the ground and went back to eating at the hay feeder. I watched and waited for 30 minutes to see if she was going to return to it but instead she walked farther away and laid down and took a...

I keep all my stuff in the fridge. I also know that some of it is not supposed to be in there but my vet says it really does not hurt it as long as it never freezes.

the wife and I had the same issue and just waited 24 hours before trying to feed him anything. Then we got in the pen with him, backed into the corner and I used my legs as a head gate. I slipped my thumb in the side of his mouth and then slid the nipple in at the same time. It took a few tries...

Only tag I ever lost was one calf that had his head through the fench and then tried to run without backing up first. So now he has the same number but in the other ear and one split ear. I love the Y Tex Tags. :D

Great information. Thanks to all of you as I was asking myself some of the same questions.

To Everyone, I did not mean to start any infighting and I know every rancher out there loves the breed they are working with. I also acknowledge that there are pluses and minuses to every breed out there. I also know that if you do not believe in what you are breeding then you are doing it...

I want to thank everyone for lending a hand in helping me decide on which breed to go with for my first herd. I will post some pictures when we make our first purchase. It may be a few weeks but I will let everyone know. Thanks again for helping out and i will be counting on your help in the...

Just a question....is this the same stuff they use to filter pool water?

I am open to all suggestions as to how to market them. I was going to use the local sale barn.