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To update, I took the hobbles off Saturday after I noticed one leg had come out. I haven't seen the calf nurse yet but he doesn't act interested in nursing when I put her in the chute and he looks and acts full. I went out this evening and she ran to the other side of the pen about 400 feet...

I gave her a few pounds of cubes she is just in a small lot at night and I open it up to about a 1 acre lot in the day all flat I think I will leave her like this for a while. Thanks for the advice. Still might sell her but I might give her a bit more time I don't have much money in her and it...

Well I hobbled her this evening and after a wild bucking show she settled down and let the calf nurse. Do I just leave the hobbles on for a while? Here is a pic of him nursing.

Well correcting her usually involved a stick or a hose and a few swats. I can stop her from kicking while the is in the chute with my voice but when she is out of the chute she just runs to the other side of the pen. I will see if I can look up how to hobble and try that he is very persistant...

thanks for the advice, yes she is in real good condition best looking cow I have. I think I will take your advice and ship her next week. I don't think she will kill him as she doesn't bother him unless he tries to nurse and he doesn't try to nurse until she is in the chute. I have let her...

I have a red angus heifer that had a calf on feb 27th, when I checked the cows that morning she was down there by herself and this calf kept getting up and trying to nurse and she would step back and get a run and knock him down and then drive her head into his side. She never licked it or...

The calf straightened out today walking fine and looks healthy as can be. Thanks again Daymon

Thank you I couldn't find anything searching on it but didn't know how to word it. I feel better now.

I had a cow that had twins last night I put one of them on another cow that lost her calf that day and it is doing great but the other one is still pretty unsteady when standing and walks on his front ankles or more like stumbles around I saw him nurse at least once and when I tried to give him...