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Calf lost an eye, what would you do??
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<blockquote data-quote="Howdyjabo" data-source="post: 247709" data-attributes="member: 391"><p>Treat it</p><p>You would be amazed at what kind of messes I have seen and the calves have gotten their eye sight back.</p><p></p><p>Even if stays blind and you have it pegged as a replacement she still has almost the same value to you-- she'll probably do fine as a cow (unless something happens to her other eye or shes flighty and the loss of sight on one side keeps her buggered).</p><p>Your loss will occur IF you have to sell her before she ages out.</p><p></p><p>If you have it pegged as a feeder--- after its eye stabalizes-- you won't get hit real hard(at least around here) even if its blind in one eye----- unless it goes thru as a nut case because of it.</p><p>And most calves adjust to one eye just fine.</p><p></p><p>A completely blind calf or cow has little value off its home territory-- it'll adapt and follow the herd and grow fine. Know plenty of blind cows that people kept and they do fine as long as you change NOTHING. </p><p>Blind steers or butcher heiffers-- you just need to feed out at home so they can go dirrectly to butcher off farm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Howdyjabo, post: 247709, member: 391"] Treat it You would be amazed at what kind of messes I have seen and the calves have gotten their eye sight back. Even if stays blind and you have it pegged as a replacement she still has almost the same value to you-- she'll probably do fine as a cow (unless something happens to her other eye or shes flighty and the loss of sight on one side keeps her buggered). Your loss will occur IF you have to sell her before she ages out. If you have it pegged as a feeder--- after its eye stabalizes-- you won't get hit real hard(at least around here) even if its blind in one eye----- unless it goes thru as a nut case because of it. And most calves adjust to one eye just fine. A completely blind calf or cow has little value off its home territory-- it'll adapt and follow the herd and grow fine. Know plenty of blind cows that people kept and they do fine as long as you change NOTHING. Blind steers or butcher heiffers-- you just need to feed out at home so they can go dirrectly to butcher off farm. [/QUOTE]
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