rancherbob
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Recently discovered one of my new born calfs abandoned by it's mother. Found the baby laying in the grass couldn't hardly get up. Called the cows, they came and formed kind of a circle. Got the baby up and tried to lead to it's mother. Two year old first time heifer, Hereford. This heifer is at the bottom of the pecking order. Beautiful heifer, tall, big boned and out of a champion bull. I have a small heard of 10 Hereford cows. This one is always being kicked out of the feeding trough. Anyhow, all the others had their babies in September of last year except this one. She dropped hers what may have been a few days ago and walked away. When I found her baby last Thursday, her mother was on the other side of the pasture with the rest of the cows.
Don't know how long she had been laying there. Don't know if she had her first milk. Umbilical cord seemed short and dry with signs she had defecated before. No where near the 60 - 70 lb calves as the others and not as spry. Since I wasn't sure if she did or did not get her first milk, I took her in, I am now bottle feeding her two quarts of milk twice a day. Seems to be doing well, urinating several times a day with no problem, defecated three times with semi soft feces.
This is my very first experience. Should I have fed her colostrom any way, if I had, would I have harmed her? Not sure if there is anything else I need to do. Would appreciate some advise. Thank you
Don't know how long she had been laying there. Don't know if she had her first milk. Umbilical cord seemed short and dry with signs she had defecated before. No where near the 60 - 70 lb calves as the others and not as spry. Since I wasn't sure if she did or did not get her first milk, I took her in, I am now bottle feeding her two quarts of milk twice a day. Seems to be doing well, urinating several times a day with no problem, defecated three times with semi soft feces.
This is my very first experience. Should I have fed her colostrom any way, if I had, would I have harmed her? Not sure if there is anything else I need to do. Would appreciate some advise. Thank you