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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 608995" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>Wow, there are so many stories. I remember when I was a kid my older sister found a calf that she assumed was dead frozen into the ground. She used a shovel to dig the calf out and then saw the heifer blink at her. She loaded her up onto the horse and brought her to the kitchen. She had no ears, no tail and not a lot of hair left on the one side but she made it and had years of calves for us.</p><p></p><p>My personal favourite though is Princess. I checked the cows and noticed 45 had a calf, it was cold but she was a good cow and had the baby on lots of straw. I figured I would give her 5 minutes while I checked everyone else and come back. When I left the calf was shaking her head and trying to stand up. I got back and the calf was flat out and there were cows around. I thought she was dead. I threw her in the truck and took her to the house. Her head was a little swollen and her back didn't seem normal. I was pretty sure she had been stepped on. For a full week she lay in the kitchen not wanting to get up. I was sure she not only had physical damage but maybe even some brain damage. I was also certain she would die. It was a tough year. The weather was freezing and we had four orphans total. We never have that many! Anyhow we gave 45 a steer calf that she did take. We had two heifers - Angel and Princess. Now this probably sounds crazy but they were kitchen calves for about a week - it was just too cold to put them outside without a mother. In case anyone wants to know - pet stores sell large dog diapers that work on female </p><p>calves. ;-) After a week it warmed up enough that they could go out in the day and just come in for the night. Princess was still a bit unresponsive but she would walk and everyday I would take her and Angel for a long walk to try to get Princess' muscles working better. Angel was a month old, Princess 3 weeks when we put the two of them in the barn with 51 a cow on her second calf that had taken our fourth orphan - another steer. Princess was doing pretty well by this time.</p><p>Well, this cow decided to raise Angel and Princess along with her other orphan and her heifer calf. We helped her by going out a couple times a day with some milk but she fed, bathed and loved all four like they were her own. We figured we probably fed 3/4 or even one calf. Princess is now perfect. She has had 3 calves of her own and will be having an embryo this year. I really never thought she would make it through the first night. Angel was put down when she was a year and a half old - she had congestive heart failure. Amazing as she was the healthy, active one. It just goes to show you never know and why you have to try to save them all. 51's birth daughter - Cowntess is still in the herd. She is our boss cow and she and Princess are inseperable. They still hang out with 51 too. Monster (the steer) has been eaten long ago.</p><p></p><p>Here's some pictures of them:</p><p>51 feeding her calves:</p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b116/WynterrStarr/51andBabies.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b116/WynterrStarr/51andcalvesj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Princess with her first calf. I love the expression on her face.</p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b116/WynterrStarr/PrincessFirstBaby.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Princess with her steer calf:</p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b116/WynterrStarr/026.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>51's daughter Cowntess and her daughter from the year after is the cow on the left. </p><p><img src="http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b116/WynterrStarr/IMG_1048.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 608995, member: 1258"] Wow, there are so many stories. I remember when I was a kid my older sister found a calf that she assumed was dead frozen into the ground. She used a shovel to dig the calf out and then saw the heifer blink at her. She loaded her up onto the horse and brought her to the kitchen. She had no ears, no tail and not a lot of hair left on the one side but she made it and had years of calves for us. My personal favourite though is Princess. I checked the cows and noticed 45 had a calf, it was cold but she was a good cow and had the baby on lots of straw. I figured I would give her 5 minutes while I checked everyone else and come back. When I left the calf was shaking her head and trying to stand up. I got back and the calf was flat out and there were cows around. I thought she was dead. I threw her in the truck and took her to the house. Her head was a little swollen and her back didn't seem normal. I was pretty sure she had been stepped on. For a full week she lay in the kitchen not wanting to get up. I was sure she not only had physical damage but maybe even some brain damage. I was also certain she would die. It was a tough year. The weather was freezing and we had four orphans total. We never have that many! Anyhow we gave 45 a steer calf that she did take. We had two heifers - Angel and Princess. Now this probably sounds crazy but they were kitchen calves for about a week - it was just too cold to put them outside without a mother. In case anyone wants to know - pet stores sell large dog diapers that work on female calves. ;-) After a week it warmed up enough that they could go out in the day and just come in for the night. Princess was still a bit unresponsive but she would walk and everyday I would take her and Angel for a long walk to try to get Princess' muscles working better. Angel was a month old, Princess 3 weeks when we put the two of them in the barn with 51 a cow on her second calf that had taken our fourth orphan - another steer. Princess was doing pretty well by this time. Well, this cow decided to raise Angel and Princess along with her other orphan and her heifer calf. We helped her by going out a couple times a day with some milk but she fed, bathed and loved all four like they were her own. We figured we probably fed 3/4 or even one calf. Princess is now perfect. She has had 3 calves of her own and will be having an embryo this year. I really never thought she would make it through the first night. Angel was put down when she was a year and a half old - she had congestive heart failure. Amazing as she was the healthy, active one. It just goes to show you never know and why you have to try to save them all. 51's birth daughter - Cowntess is still in the herd. She is our boss cow and she and Princess are inseperable. They still hang out with 51 too. Monster (the steer) has been eaten long ago. Here's some pictures of them: 51 feeding her calves: [img]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b116/WynterrStarr/51andBabies.jpg[/img] [img]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b116/WynterrStarr/51andcalvesj.jpg[/img] Princess with her first calf. I love the expression on her face. [img]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b116/WynterrStarr/PrincessFirstBaby.jpg[/img] Princess with her steer calf: [img]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b116/WynterrStarr/026.jpg[/img] 51's daughter Cowntess and her daughter from the year after is the cow on the left. [img]http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b116/WynterrStarr/IMG_1048.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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