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<blockquote data-quote="hillbillycwo" data-source="post: 729265" data-attributes="member: 13747"><p>Mr. Dun, Thanks for that I have never done it and would if I were home. Had I been home she would already be getting vitamins, LA200 and be in the barn on feed and orchardgrass hay. With out improvement quick the vet would be fully engaged by now. My brother-in-law is a good cattleman but he has raised his herd over the years mine was bought so I tend to be a little more aggressive with these situations.</p><p></p><p>Hard to do the temp thing in the field is the problem, unless she gets down. If she gets down or saturday gets here she will go to the vet. Got a feeling though if she isn't down the vet will blame her weight loss on fescue (lol). The weight loss actually has been very gradual, that is what has me confused as typically (correct me if needed) cows lose weight quick when they get sick and/or go down quick when sick or injured at least what my limited experience shows. Wish I was there to deal with this myself. But I am not and must rely on other people. A risk that unfortunately I am forced to take until December when Wife and son move home. </p><p></p><p>This farm is really run down and there are no cattle handling facilities. Everyone has to start somewhere. We have it perimeter fenced with three pastures. There is a good barn there and in February I am installing a chutte and head catch. We do have a place to load the cows and I am expanding that. I guess I put the cart before the horse and should have put the facility in place before the cows but then again I did not factor in trouble with the cows. There again lesson learned, now we will see how much this one costs me. Good thing my living right now is Navy pay and not farm income. That is why we bought the cows and the farm before retirement. Try to learn as much as possible now while we can eat before we go hungry paying for those lessons down the road. LOL. Lee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hillbillycwo, post: 729265, member: 13747"] Mr. Dun, Thanks for that I have never done it and would if I were home. Had I been home she would already be getting vitamins, LA200 and be in the barn on feed and orchardgrass hay. With out improvement quick the vet would be fully engaged by now. My brother-in-law is a good cattleman but he has raised his herd over the years mine was bought so I tend to be a little more aggressive with these situations. Hard to do the temp thing in the field is the problem, unless she gets down. If she gets down or saturday gets here she will go to the vet. Got a feeling though if she isn't down the vet will blame her weight loss on fescue (lol). The weight loss actually has been very gradual, that is what has me confused as typically (correct me if needed) cows lose weight quick when they get sick and/or go down quick when sick or injured at least what my limited experience shows. Wish I was there to deal with this myself. But I am not and must rely on other people. A risk that unfortunately I am forced to take until December when Wife and son move home. This farm is really run down and there are no cattle handling facilities. Everyone has to start somewhere. We have it perimeter fenced with three pastures. There is a good barn there and in February I am installing a chutte and head catch. We do have a place to load the cows and I am expanding that. I guess I put the cart before the horse and should have put the facility in place before the cows but then again I did not factor in trouble with the cows. There again lesson learned, now we will see how much this one costs me. Good thing my living right now is Navy pay and not farm income. That is why we bought the cows and the farm before retirement. Try to learn as much as possible now while we can eat before we go hungry paying for those lessons down the road. LOL. Lee [/QUOTE]
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