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<blockquote data-quote="cornstalk" data-source="post: 75494" data-attributes="member: 911"><p>Ohh boy ,......or maybe I should say girl! ;-) </p><p></p><p>I'm a nervous wreck this morning.</p><p></p><p>Made my usual rounds this morning through the calving lot at 6 am. Low and behold, a new calf. Mother was laying in the straw pile, next to a pile of afterbirth. No calf to be seen,......I went searching, and found the newborn heifer calf laying under a pile of stick,...sprawled out, and shivering.</p><p></p><p>Scooper her up and ran her to the barn,.......then chased mother into the barn with the calf.</p><p></p><p>Calf is now sitting up and was standing for a short time.......pretty bright eyed and bushy tailed now that she's out of the wind. Just looks awfully gant, and mother is more worried about getting out of the barn and back to the other heifers. </p><p></p><p>After an hour of watching her pace the barn door,......I put her in the headgate,.....and carried the newborn out to her. The calf had the right idea,....but I really dont think she got much milk. She started shivering again pretty good,......so I put them both back into the barn.</p><p></p><p>Plenty of straw, and they have the entire barn to themselves. Mother still seems pretty worried about getting out of the barn........</p><p></p><p>Any pointers.......? How long should I wait before I give the calf some pre-bougtht closterum?</p><p></p><p>Yikes,....really want this calf to live! :|</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cornstalk, post: 75494, member: 911"] Ohh boy ,......or maybe I should say girl! ;-) I'm a nervous wreck this morning. Made my usual rounds this morning through the calving lot at 6 am. Low and behold, a new calf. Mother was laying in the straw pile, next to a pile of afterbirth. No calf to be seen,......I went searching, and found the newborn heifer calf laying under a pile of stick,...sprawled out, and shivering. Scooper her up and ran her to the barn,.......then chased mother into the barn with the calf. Calf is now sitting up and was standing for a short time.......pretty bright eyed and bushy tailed now that she's out of the wind. Just looks awfully gant, and mother is more worried about getting out of the barn and back to the other heifers. After an hour of watching her pace the barn door,......I put her in the headgate,.....and carried the newborn out to her. The calf had the right idea,....but I really dont think she got much milk. She started shivering again pretty good,......so I put them both back into the barn. Plenty of straw, and they have the entire barn to themselves. Mother still seems pretty worried about getting out of the barn........ Any pointers.......? How long should I wait before I give the calf some pre-bougtht closterum? Yikes,....really want this calf to live! :| [/QUOTE]
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