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<blockquote data-quote="jt" data-source="post: 66361" data-attributes="member: 238"><p>if you have never fooled with a down cow very much, you might just have to do it to fully understand what dr is saying.. it would have to be a very special cow for me to fool with raising her up everyday and feeding her by hand for even a month or so... if you (and i suspect most do) have to work a regular job and the cows are on the side... then taking care of a downed cow gets very tiring, with no guaranteed benefits to be reaped for your efforts. i would imagine it would get tiring if you had all day to do it, too. </p><p></p><p>BUT, like dun said, it could be worth it.... i suppose that is a queston that only you can answer.. whether to try to get the calf has lots of variables to be considered... how long until she calves... a day or 2 or a month or 2? quality of cow/expected calf? time, ease of taking care of her, hwo bad is her injury, etc etc. </p><p></p><p>then supposing you get a live calf... what do you do with it? bottle feeding gets old too, and that calf will need extra attention. the best way to raise that calf would be to have a nurse cow to put it on.. if you do not have one, you will be putting a lot of money in milk and feed.</p><p></p><p>like i said, it is your decision, and if you think it is worth it... by all means go for it. good luck with this and whatever decision you make, you will probably learn something from it. </p><p></p><p>jt</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jt, post: 66361, member: 238"] if you have never fooled with a down cow very much, you might just have to do it to fully understand what dr is saying.. it would have to be a very special cow for me to fool with raising her up everyday and feeding her by hand for even a month or so... if you (and i suspect most do) have to work a regular job and the cows are on the side... then taking care of a downed cow gets very tiring, with no guaranteed benefits to be reaped for your efforts. i would imagine it would get tiring if you had all day to do it, too. BUT, like dun said, it could be worth it.... i suppose that is a queston that only you can answer.. whether to try to get the calf has lots of variables to be considered... how long until she calves... a day or 2 or a month or 2? quality of cow/expected calf? time, ease of taking care of her, hwo bad is her injury, etc etc. then supposing you get a live calf... what do you do with it? bottle feeding gets old too, and that calf will need extra attention. the best way to raise that calf would be to have a nurse cow to put it on.. if you do not have one, you will be putting a lot of money in milk and feed. like i said, it is your decision, and if you think it is worth it... by all means go for it. good luck with this and whatever decision you make, you will probably learn something from it. jt [/QUOTE]
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