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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 603768" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>The only time we put anything under the shed was if the temps/wind chill was -50 or lower, the mother in question had problems delivering/the calf had problems nursing, or if she was a first time mother, flighty, and the calf became seriously chilled before he was able to nurse. Even then, it was a non-insulated 3-sided shed with a southern exposure. If a calf had the misfortune of being born in a major snow-storm/blizzard and was found half-frozen, then he usually spent the night on the porch, was bottled, and returned to his mother first thing the next morning. Nobody actually calved in the barn, or even the shed for that matter - it wasn't necessary, and the stress of being isolated from the herd usually caused more problems that it was worth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 603768, member: 539"] The only time we put anything under the shed was if the temps/wind chill was -50 or lower, the mother in question had problems delivering/the calf had problems nursing, or if she was a first time mother, flighty, and the calf became seriously chilled before he was able to nurse. Even then, it was a non-insulated 3-sided shed with a southern exposure. If a calf had the misfortune of being born in a major snow-storm/blizzard and was found half-frozen, then he usually spent the night on the porch, was bottled, and returned to his mother first thing the next morning. Nobody actually calved in the barn, or even the shed for that matter - it wasn't necessary, and the stress of being isolated from the herd usually caused more problems that it was worth. [/QUOTE]
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