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<blockquote data-quote="novaman" data-source="post: 725486" data-attributes="member: 2744"><p>There is a local lady who makes "caps" out of fleece. She puts elastic on one end to hold it on the head. It slips over the head and ears. There are a couple holes cut for the eyes and a bigger one in the end for the nose to go through. The fleece material works very well for insulating the heat. I have noticed that the caps will soak up the moisture readily so if the calf is really wet they don't always work so great. The other problem I've had is keeping them placed properly so the calf can see to nurse. They turn all different directions often covering the eyes of the calf. If I have an extremely chilled calf I put the calf in a PolyDome calf hut and put a heater in front of it. I suppose it would be similar to the calf warmers you can buy but the huts are used for other applications so they are around anyway. Its too bad the weather wouldn't be more predictable. It seems that no matter when calving season comes there are always frigid temperatures somewhere along the line. I've seen guys calve in January and have nicer weather then April. Every year is different and you just have to be ready for the worst.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="novaman, post: 725486, member: 2744"] There is a local lady who makes "caps" out of fleece. She puts elastic on one end to hold it on the head. It slips over the head and ears. There are a couple holes cut for the eyes and a bigger one in the end for the nose to go through. The fleece material works very well for insulating the heat. I have noticed that the caps will soak up the moisture readily so if the calf is really wet they don't always work so great. The other problem I've had is keeping them placed properly so the calf can see to nurse. They turn all different directions often covering the eyes of the calf. If I have an extremely chilled calf I put the calf in a PolyDome calf hut and put a heater in front of it. I suppose it would be similar to the calf warmers you can buy but the huts are used for other applications so they are around anyway. Its too bad the weather wouldn't be more predictable. It seems that no matter when calving season comes there are always frigid temperatures somewhere along the line. I've seen guys calve in January and have nicer weather then April. Every year is different and you just have to be ready for the worst. [/QUOTE]
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