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<blockquote data-quote="CattleAnnie" data-source="post: 183406" data-attributes="member: 220"><p>Actually, even with the cold, they do pretty well.</p><p></p><p>If it's really frigid out there (-20 or so with or without windchill factor) and a new calf is born (being as the Rockytop Ritz is just a glorified uninsulated tin shed), I'll just grab a mittful of straw and give the calf a good scrubbing (more to stimulate circulation than to dry), especially the ears and tail, as they're the most prone to frostbite.</p><p></p><p>Then I'll pop the calf onto a sled, drag him into the basement by the woodstove, let him dry off on an old rug, and back into the great outdoors he'll go as soon as he shows an interest in looking for the groceries.</p><p></p><p>Some days there might be four or five calves in the basement, but that's an exception rather than a rule.</p><p></p><p>I'll take that extreme cold weather for calving time over the gumbo and spring rains any day, especially the buzzards I've been hearing the Southerners discuss.</p><p></p><p>Take care.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CattleAnnie, post: 183406, member: 220"] Actually, even with the cold, they do pretty well. If it's really frigid out there (-20 or so with or without windchill factor) and a new calf is born (being as the Rockytop Ritz is just a glorified uninsulated tin shed), I'll just grab a mittful of straw and give the calf a good scrubbing (more to stimulate circulation than to dry), especially the ears and tail, as they're the most prone to frostbite. Then I'll pop the calf onto a sled, drag him into the basement by the woodstove, let him dry off on an old rug, and back into the great outdoors he'll go as soon as he shows an interest in looking for the groceries. Some days there might be four or five calves in the basement, but that's an exception rather than a rule. I'll take that extreme cold weather for calving time over the gumbo and spring rains any day, especially the buzzards I've been hearing the Southerners discuss. Take care. [/QUOTE]
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