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4 year old cow rejects 3rd calf
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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1795584" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>We did look that area over pretty close, just to be sure. I'm confident there wasn't another one anywhere. </p><p></p><p>She did seem interested in her calf when we were handling it, but every time she checked it out, she would quickly reject it. </p><p>There is another possibility. When we lifted the calf out from behind those branches, we went ahead and put iodine on the umbilical before weighing and tagging it. After I applied the iodine, I may have wiped my hands off on the calf. Perhaps she was confused because the calf smelled like iodine. I did try to wipe any iodine smell off, before we rubbed the calf with afterbirth, but she still didn't want it. </p><p></p><p>I really think that our feeling around inside and smearing the calf did something to trigger acceptance. She had been holding her tail up and straining like she thought she was still in labor. When we put our arm in and started moving it around she began to make that soft sound like she was talking to a calf. She lowered her tail and quit straining right away when we removed our arm. As soon as we got the calf covered in slime and in front of her, she began to lick and talk to it.</p><p></p><p>She will not get another chance here. I don't want to worry about a high maintenance cow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1795584, member: 9933"] We did look that area over pretty close, just to be sure. I'm confident there wasn't another one anywhere. She did seem interested in her calf when we were handling it, but every time she checked it out, she would quickly reject it. There is another possibility. When we lifted the calf out from behind those branches, we went ahead and put iodine on the umbilical before weighing and tagging it. After I applied the iodine, I may have wiped my hands off on the calf. Perhaps she was confused because the calf smelled like iodine. I did try to wipe any iodine smell off, before we rubbed the calf with afterbirth, but she still didn't want it. I really think that our feeling around inside and smearing the calf did something to trigger acceptance. She had been holding her tail up and straining like she thought she was still in labor. When we put our arm in and started moving it around she began to make that soft sound like she was talking to a calf. She lowered her tail and quit straining right away when we removed our arm. As soon as we got the calf covered in slime and in front of her, she began to lick and talk to it. She will not get another chance here. I don't want to worry about a high maintenance cow. [/QUOTE]
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