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<blockquote data-quote="Longshot Cattle Co" data-source="post: 57951" data-attributes="member: 387"><p>We are in Central WI and it's not so much as the temperature 20-30's as it is the rain and mud. The (surface) ground temp is just at freezing so it is muddy with water pockets that cannot drain away. The cows always seem to pick the dirtiest spot!!! When those calves are covered in slop the cows won't clean em up. We try and check every 4 hours, but you can't always be there! Some of our heifers didn't even look close and all of a sudden there was a calf. I think if the ground would just freeze and the temp stay below 30 we'd be ok...Had some calves earlier in the month with hard ground and snow and they are up and running fine. We do have a place in the loafing shed that we keep for maternity, but can't always get the cows in....we'll keep trying. Thanks for the advice about the tub, I was afraid to use too warm of water too quickly, but If I'm going to lose the calf anyway, I'd rather try something! PS I NEVER in my wildest dreams thought I would let my husband bring calves into the house.......I'm a city gal, at least I was 20 years ago!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Longshot Cattle Co, post: 57951, member: 387"] We are in Central WI and it's not so much as the temperature 20-30's as it is the rain and mud. The (surface) ground temp is just at freezing so it is muddy with water pockets that cannot drain away. The cows always seem to pick the dirtiest spot!!! When those calves are covered in slop the cows won't clean em up. We try and check every 4 hours, but you can't always be there! Some of our heifers didn't even look close and all of a sudden there was a calf. I think if the ground would just freeze and the temp stay below 30 we'd be ok...Had some calves earlier in the month with hard ground and snow and they are up and running fine. We do have a place in the loafing shed that we keep for maternity, but can't always get the cows in....we'll keep trying. Thanks for the advice about the tub, I was afraid to use too warm of water too quickly, but If I'm going to lose the calf anyway, I'd rather try something! PS I NEVER in my wildest dreams thought I would let my husband bring calves into the house.......I'm a city gal, at least I was 20 years ago! [/QUOTE]
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