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<blockquote data-quote="greenwillowherefords" data-source="post: 70013" data-attributes="member: 587"><p>Most important news first, my daughter is home! Thank God! </p><p></p><p>Still haven't erected a very good chute in the temporary pen, and haven't been able to do more than strip a few squirts out before heifer sidles away. Trying to balance my regular job with everything else going on, we are behind at work with probably six houses sheetrocked waiting for cabinets.</p><p></p><p>Got a little more of the colostrum down the calf this morning-not much. Took off work early this evening, took the calf to the vet, who tubed him for $20. That gave him some spunk, although he had gotten up and walked around during the day. </p><p></p><p>Went back to work from 6:50-8:30, prepared another bottle when I got home after nine. Brought the calf to the front porch where my wife could help me in the light. He took two pints, became fairly excited. Took him back to momma, who was walking the fence in concern. She seemed to be positioning herself as if she wanted him to nurse, so I put him in the right vicinity and left them. If he hasn't gotten it down by tomorrow evening, I plan to milk her and give him her milk. He seems fairly vigorous except for the lack of knowledge of how to suck. He is dark red with a bit of pigment around the eyes, four stockings, about a seven inch featherneck, and pigmented scrotum. I figured it up, and he is probably at least two and a half or three weeks early, possibly as much as a month.</p><p></p><p>Thanks all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenwillowherefords, post: 70013, member: 587"] Most important news first, my daughter is home! Thank God! Still haven't erected a very good chute in the temporary pen, and haven't been able to do more than strip a few squirts out before heifer sidles away. Trying to balance my regular job with everything else going on, we are behind at work with probably six houses sheetrocked waiting for cabinets. Got a little more of the colostrum down the calf this morning-not much. Took off work early this evening, took the calf to the vet, who tubed him for $20. That gave him some spunk, although he had gotten up and walked around during the day. Went back to work from 6:50-8:30, prepared another bottle when I got home after nine. Brought the calf to the front porch where my wife could help me in the light. He took two pints, became fairly excited. Took him back to momma, who was walking the fence in concern. She seemed to be positioning herself as if she wanted him to nurse, so I put him in the right vicinity and left them. If he hasn't gotten it down by tomorrow evening, I plan to milk her and give him her milk. He seems fairly vigorous except for the lack of knowledge of how to suck. He is dark red with a bit of pigment around the eyes, four stockings, about a seven inch featherneck, and pigmented scrotum. I figured it up, and he is probably at least two and a half or three weeks early, possibly as much as a month. Thanks all. [/QUOTE]
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