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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 1182445" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>I don't have a problem keeping her around the first time, after all the calf was VERY stressed at birth, it's not the first time I've seen a weak calf at birth get sick within the first few months. If we'd been watching closer it likely wouldn't have happened. And, she was on the schedule to go the second time around, she had just gotten a free ride for about 6 months... from Oct when she lost her calf til May when she lost the second one... But when you have a cow that literally walks into the corral and takes the calf you give her, its pretty hard to pass that up, especially when the other option may be bottle feeding the foster calf all summer... </p><p>Can I really blame her for the second calf she lost? She wasn't the only cow to lose a calf this spring, I think it was to ulcers, the calves were bloating and no treatments we tried worked to save them. Some looked to get better and then would relapse a few days later and you would find them dead. They were all around 3 -5 weeks old. Next spring we will be giving all the newborns a shot of blackleg vaccine.</p><p></p><p>Regardless, she is bred back and we will give her another shot. She did raise a calf for us this year, which is more than I can say for the calf's real mama, so it is not a total loss. And with the price that bred cattle are likely to be and the old cows we are going to try to replace I think it is worth it to give her another try. If we'd had to fight for days or weeks with her it would likely be a different story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 1182445, member: 2308"] I don't have a problem keeping her around the first time, after all the calf was VERY stressed at birth, it's not the first time I've seen a weak calf at birth get sick within the first few months. If we'd been watching closer it likely wouldn't have happened. And, she was on the schedule to go the second time around, she had just gotten a free ride for about 6 months... from Oct when she lost her calf til May when she lost the second one... But when you have a cow that literally walks into the corral and takes the calf you give her, its pretty hard to pass that up, especially when the other option may be bottle feeding the foster calf all summer... Can I really blame her for the second calf she lost? She wasn't the only cow to lose a calf this spring, I think it was to ulcers, the calves were bloating and no treatments we tried worked to save them. Some looked to get better and then would relapse a few days later and you would find them dead. They were all around 3 -5 weeks old. Next spring we will be giving all the newborns a shot of blackleg vaccine. Regardless, she is bred back and we will give her another shot. She did raise a calf for us this year, which is more than I can say for the calf's real mama, so it is not a total loss. And with the price that bred cattle are likely to be and the old cows we are going to try to replace I think it is worth it to give her another try. If we'd had to fight for days or weeks with her it would likely be a different story. [/QUOTE]
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