1 down and 10 to go/ 8 down 3 to go

[coachg]

# 4 made his arrival about 9:30 Wednesday night . I found her about 6 in labor watched her for about 30 minutes and decided to go to the house and eat a bite of supper. Went back at 8:30 and saw feet . Right position but no progress so I called my son . Got her in the chute and with only a hand pull he got him out . Rascal was alive and vigorous ! Son said he believed that was his first live calf pull . Told him that's because we didn't wait too long . Mom and calf were getting to know each other as we left . 4 out of 11 , we'll call that a 1/3 of the way there .

 

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[coachg]

5 down , 6 to go . This one showed up about dark and wasn't even good dry . Found her and came back an hour later, so I grabbed a couple of quick pics and left her alone .

 

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Next morning pics . #5

 

[coachg]

# 5 , think she's going to milk ?

 

[coachg]

Found # 6 after I got home from church Wednesday night . So over half way there ! Another real close . Thought this girl was another week to 10 days out . I'll take it !

 

[coachg]

# 7 this am . Found her at 7 am , came back at 8:15 , no progress; so started her to the catch lot . Pulled by hand but a lot harder pull . Big bull calf . Main thing he was alive !

 

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May have to find another heifer bull !

 

[coachg]

Looks like a 2-3 week wait on the last 4 . I know one may be a late May or early June calf wrote it down when she bred , just got to find it !

 

[A.J.]

# 7 this am . Found her at 7 am , came back at 8:15 , no progress; so started her to the catch lot . Pulled by hand but a lot harder pull . Big bull calf . Main thing he was alive !

Nice save! Hopefully the rest will go smoother for y'all.

 

[Warren Allison]

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Dang that one looks about ready to wean!

 

[coachg]

Dang that one looks about ready to wean!

He's a biggun ! Looks like a foal ; all legs ! One front is wanting to buckle a little with him and he not got everything coordinated exactly. I think he'll be fine . Nursed and momma very attentive to him ! Lithuania vet lady would be proud of this one !

 

[coachg]

Here he is later that day .

 

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And a shot of his legs above his hooves .

 

[kenny thomas]

I would give it a couple days.

 

[coachg]

Saturday morning surprise. #8 ! Back to rabbit size babies .

 

[coachg]

Heifer not the biggest bag and otherwise not dilated much , so she had me fooled . Feel blessed with our luck so far . Friends son had 8 big pretty black angus heifers bred to a Hereford bull . First calf died , second calf ok , 3rd calf dead and heifer pinched. After a month of picking her up and working with her finally put her down. 4th calf ok . 5 th calf the heifer walked off and left it and fights and kicks it . Has to be discouraging to this young man !

 

[coachg]

Better picture of #8 . Those is the size cafe the bull usually throws .

 

[coachg]

That is , those are .calf not cafe
I must have wrote that half asleep ?