rockridgecattle
Well-known member
okay so this is sort of a poll without the numbers....not sure how to do it.
A few guys/gals have lost calves. they checked sometime in the evening (not sure when last check was) come out in the morning and there is an unexpected calf, sometimes dead, sometimes alive. I am truely sorry for the ones that are lost.
So here is my question...
How often do you check cattle when calving, particularly at night and when it is below freezing.
I will start
we check every two hours day and night. Mostly we are in the calving area all day so not much of a problem there. After supper it is every two hours like clock work.
Three weeks prior to the start date we do a check before bed and early am. so midnight, 6 am
one week prior there is a middle of the night check at three. After the first calf drops, every two hours.
Here we have sub living temps sometimes it's -30 c and sometimes -2C (zereo c is freezing)
thoughts?
I should add this is in no way a shot at the ranchers on here who have lost animals. Just a curious poster
A few guys/gals have lost calves. they checked sometime in the evening (not sure when last check was) come out in the morning and there is an unexpected calf, sometimes dead, sometimes alive. I am truely sorry for the ones that are lost.
So here is my question...
How often do you check cattle when calving, particularly at night and when it is below freezing.
I will start
we check every two hours day and night. Mostly we are in the calving area all day so not much of a problem there. After supper it is every two hours like clock work.
Three weeks prior to the start date we do a check before bed and early am. so midnight, 6 am
one week prior there is a middle of the night check at three. After the first calf drops, every two hours.
Here we have sub living temps sometimes it's -30 c and sometimes -2C (zereo c is freezing)
thoughts?
I should add this is in no way a shot at the ranchers on here who have lost animals. Just a curious poster