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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1705136" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Bless her heart for taking such good care of her calf. We had a bought bwf cow one time that had a heifer calf, decent sized. Realized about 2 days later we had never seen it standing. So went to get it up and it was all deformed in the back legs. Reminded you of a scissor jack that you used to use to jack up a car to change the tire. . Was going to put it down but the cow would go over to it and stand so the calf could get up on its front legs and nurse. Next thing it was standing but couldn't walk more than a couple steps. Cow would go to it and let it nurse. Finally it got to where it could walk a little and cow would still make sure that calf could get plenty to eat. By the time it was about 4-5 months it was walking pretty decent.... It was like it had to grow to get the legs straightened out... She had several calves after that and all were normal. Sold the calf when it was weaned and you could see just a little "hitch" in her walk... guy who bought her raised a bunch as feeders so very doubtful she would have ever made it to a breeding pen. But I have never seen a calf with criss crossed legs like that or a cow so devoted to taking care of her baby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1705136, member: 25884"] Bless her heart for taking such good care of her calf. We had a bought bwf cow one time that had a heifer calf, decent sized. Realized about 2 days later we had never seen it standing. So went to get it up and it was all deformed in the back legs. Reminded you of a scissor jack that you used to use to jack up a car to change the tire. . Was going to put it down but the cow would go over to it and stand so the calf could get up on its front legs and nurse. Next thing it was standing but couldn't walk more than a couple steps. Cow would go to it and let it nurse. Finally it got to where it could walk a little and cow would still make sure that calf could get plenty to eat. By the time it was about 4-5 months it was walking pretty decent.... It was like it had to grow to get the legs straightened out... She had several calves after that and all were normal. Sold the calf when it was weaned and you could see just a little "hitch" in her walk... guy who bought her raised a bunch as feeders so very doubtful she would have ever made it to a breeding pen. But I have never seen a calf with criss crossed legs like that or a cow so devoted to taking care of her baby. [/QUOTE]
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