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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 15563"><p>Glad to hear all is oing well(?). I'm always paranoid the first couple of hours till thigs match up and settle in.</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> I got the calf dried, and after a</p><p>> while onto it's feet, though very</p><p>> wobbly. I got it to take about a</p><p>> Quart of colostrom Replacer (the</p><p>> suggested amount is 2 Qts) and</p><p>> then it wanted no more. It was</p><p>> starting to attempt to bond, so I</p><p>> grabbed it, fought off the dogs</p><p>> and threw it into the truck cab. I</p><p>> took it out back into the feeding</p><p>> area and grabbed a couple of bales</p><p>> of alfalfa. One I flaked off for</p><p>> the incomming cows...the other I</p><p>> piled into a pile and put the calf</p><p>> down in the middle of the pile.</p><p>> It's aunts and Uncles all were</p><p>> interested, but it's momma did not</p><p>> want anything to do with the calf.</p><p>> Would not even smell it as it</p><p>> walked up to her. The Calf</p><p>> "adopted" a steer..and I</p><p>> was exasperated.</p><p></p><p>> The cows finished feeding, and</p><p>> they all went into the pasture,</p><p>> and I walked out into the pasture</p><p>> and abducted the calf from the</p><p>> steer. I carried it towards it's</p><p>> momma once again, and I was</p><p>> becomming exhausted and having</p><p>> trouble breathing....I started to</p><p>> go down, and I shoved the calf out</p><p>> into front of me so I would not</p><p>> fall on it. It landed on the snow</p><p>> in the pasture, "slpat"</p><p>> and I went down to my</p><p>> knees..."Momma" saw all</p><p>> this and came running to the</p><p>> flattened calf in the field, as it</p><p>> "Finally" Looked like</p><p>> hers (remember, she had last seen</p><p>> it laying motionless in the</p><p>> pasture). Calf got up and tried to</p><p>> adopt momma, but she was not sure,</p><p>> but she was willing to let the</p><p>> calf finally stand beside her...it</p><p>> went towards the milk and momma</p><p>> was un-sure but did finally let it</p><p>> suckle. Last seen calf was resting</p><p>> in a pile of hay I un-rolled into</p><p>> that pasture and momma was</p><p>> standing and grazing within a few</p><p>> feet.</p><p></p><p>> I need to thaw my feet, take a</p><p>> nap, and then grab a cup of</p><p>> morning coffee (which I missed),</p><p>> but Shoot! it's already 5:20pm</p><p>> here, so I gues I will settle with</p><p>> thawing my feet.</p><p></p><p>> Eaglewerks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 15563"] Glad to hear all is oing well(?). I'm always paranoid the first couple of hours till thigs match up and settle in. dun > I got the calf dried, and after a > while onto it's feet, though very > wobbly. I got it to take about a > Quart of colostrom Replacer (the > suggested amount is 2 Qts) and > then it wanted no more. It was > starting to attempt to bond, so I > grabbed it, fought off the dogs > and threw it into the truck cab. I > took it out back into the feeding > area and grabbed a couple of bales > of alfalfa. One I flaked off for > the incomming cows...the other I > piled into a pile and put the calf > down in the middle of the pile. > It's aunts and Uncles all were > interested, but it's momma did not > want anything to do with the calf. > Would not even smell it as it > walked up to her. The Calf > "adopted" a steer..and I > was exasperated. > The cows finished feeding, and > they all went into the pasture, > and I walked out into the pasture > and abducted the calf from the > steer. I carried it towards it's > momma once again, and I was > becomming exhausted and having > trouble breathing....I started to > go down, and I shoved the calf out > into front of me so I would not > fall on it. It landed on the snow > in the pasture, "slpat" > and I went down to my > knees..."Momma" saw all > this and came running to the > flattened calf in the field, as it > "Finally" Looked like > hers (remember, she had last seen > it laying motionless in the > pasture). Calf got up and tried to > adopt momma, but she was not sure, > but she was willing to let the > calf finally stand beside her...it > went towards the milk and momma > was un-sure but did finally let it > suckle. Last seen calf was resting > in a pile of hay I un-rolled into > that pasture and momma was > standing and grazing within a few > feet. > I need to thaw my feet, take a > nap, and then grab a cup of > morning coffee (which I missed), > but Shoot! it's already 5:20pm > here, so I gues I will settle with > thawing my feet. > Eaglewerks [/QUOTE]
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