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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 15738"><p>I can only comment about the temperature. I have had four calve since December, all in sub 20 degree farenheit temperature. Only one needed to be brought into the house for dryng and warming, and that was because the mother was distracted by wolves and or coyottes and did not finish drying off her baby. The temperature that day was about 5 degrees, plus we also had a wind chill. Three calved in snow banks with no ill effects, the most recent one last week. So I doubt the temperature was the problem.</p><p></p><p>Eaglewerks</p><p></p><p>> 1 of our 4 expectant heifers</p><p>> dropped earlier today. The weather</p><p>> was a wet 40 degrees or so, and we</p><p>> got there too late. The calf(at a</p><p>> glance) and mother looked well,</p><p>> but when I noticed she was down at</p><p>> the north end away from the others</p><p>> and we got to the hour or so old</p><p>> calf, it was dead. Mom was</p><p>> standing over her and licking</p><p>> afterbirth but to no avail. It</p><p>> doesn't appear to have ever of</p><p>> stood up. Any ideas as to what we</p><p>> may have done or could have done?</p><p>> IE; should we have penned the</p><p>> mother up due to the colder</p><p>> conditions, feeding</p><p>> inconsistencies, etc.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:eaglewerks@hotmail.com">eaglewerks@hotmail.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 15738"] I can only comment about the temperature. I have had four calve since December, all in sub 20 degree farenheit temperature. Only one needed to be brought into the house for dryng and warming, and that was because the mother was distracted by wolves and or coyottes and did not finish drying off her baby. The temperature that day was about 5 degrees, plus we also had a wind chill. Three calved in snow banks with no ill effects, the most recent one last week. So I doubt the temperature was the problem. Eaglewerks > 1 of our 4 expectant heifers > dropped earlier today. The weather > was a wet 40 degrees or so, and we > got there too late. The calf(at a > glance) and mother looked well, > but when I noticed she was down at > the north end away from the others > and we got to the hour or so old > calf, it was dead. Mom was > standing over her and licking > afterbirth but to no avail. It > doesn't appear to have ever of > stood up. Any ideas as to what we > may have done or could have done? > IE; should we have penned the > mother up due to the colder > conditions, feeding > inconsistencies, etc. [email=eaglewerks@hotmail.com]eaglewerks@hotmail.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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