April 2025 kicking FLS in a hurtful spot

[FlyingLSimmentals]

First day of April and I just found one of my almost month old bull calves taking his last breaths. One that was born in the lot, got attached to him a little more than normal I guess. Dad and I watched him being born together so felt more partial to him. He was really doing great until he wasn't. I think one the cows or the bull broke him down or maybe a tree limb. Talk about a punch in the gut or groin and on top of all that is this weather prediction I just saw when I got back in of 15.3" rain for us here. With help from above I hope the cattle and I are still here next week.

 

[Ky hills]

Hate to hear that. With all the wind we've had a tree or limb could have very conceivably have came down on him.
Been a rough several months from fall till now in terms of storms, flooding, wind.

 

[FlyingLSimmentals]

Hate to hear that. With all the wind we've had a tree or limb could have very conceivably have came down on him.
Been a rough several months from fall till now in terms of storms, flooding, wind.

Several broken tops hanging around and yes the trees seem to be falling quicker than you can clean them up. It sure has, something all the time from drought to ice, tornado to flood, texas dirt rain to straight line winds etc... Wish it would just get back to normal. Saw one limb that was down within reasonable distance to the calf that might could have hurt it bad enough to kill him. He was on the cow path, I'm thinking one of the adults jumped on him as they moved around from one pasture to the next. His momma has a bad tendency to want to ride and fight. She's real easy or gentle around us that I really like but too bully in the herd. I'm blaming her and she may grow wheels if I happen on a nice bred somewhere. Hard to accept a loss when they're so expensive and its one you invested a lot of time watching and waiting for and you got him on the green light track and he's growing like a weed and then snap he's dead. Seem you can't work or watch them close or hard enough or sell the right ones, gonna have that same certain percentage loss every year. Guess it's like dad says think of what the loss would be if you weren't watching and caring for them.

 

[Travlr]

Several broken tops hanging around and yes the trees seem to be falling quicker than you can clean them up. It sure has, something all the time from drought to ice, tornado to flood, texas dirt rain to straight line winds etc... Wish it would just get back to normal. Saw one limb that was down within reasonable distance to the calf that might could have hurt it bad enough to kill him. He was on the cow path, I'm thinking one of the adults jumped on him as they moved around from one pasture to the next. His momma has a bad tendency to want to ride and fight. She's real easy or gentle around us that I really like but too bully in the herd. I'm blaming her and she may grow wheels if I happen on a nice bred somewhere. Hard to accept a loss when they're so expensive and its one you invested a lot of time watching and waiting for and you got him on the green light track and he's growing like a weed and then snap he's dead. Seem you can't work or watch them close or hard enough or sell the right ones, gonna have that same certain percentage loss every year. Guess it's like dad says think of what the loss would be if you weren't watching and caring for them.

I swear there is an inverse relationship in how much hope and dreams you have in an animal, how much you like them... and whether they will survive. It always seems like the best are the ones that get hit by lightning, break a leg, or go off their feed and die.