calves coming backwards

[LongLopeSlowHorse]

It is not an abnormal presentation. Can occur in up to 5%.
Breach is. Leg back is. Head back is. Upside down is.

 

[Ebenezer]

Are the females over conditioned?

 

[dun]

Are the females over conditioned?

Or lacking exercise?

 

[goddy]

It is not an abnormal presentation. Can occur in up to 5%.
Breach is. Leg back is. Head back is. Upside down is.

5% is hardly "normal"

 

[robinb]

nope, cows werent over conditioned and they have plenty of room to move around..we did decide to give the heifer another chance..hope we dont regret it.

 

[LongLopeSlowHorse]

Posterior is a 'normal' presentation--up to maybe 5%.
Breech is considered abnormal.

We now calve 'out'---cows are not jammed up or crowded. We unroll bales, lotsa room. I maybe have assisted one out of the last 400.

I think we used to lock 'em up and assist---and we were 'assisting' in the problems we caused by locking them up.

Our death loss--to weaning---for last 4 yrs--is less than 2%. Calve april and may. Generally drive around twice a day, sometimes once as it winds down...knowk on wood--owww!

 

[LongLopeSlowHorse]

ps---and abnormally 'slippery' spring also seems to increase problums....