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Expected Calf. What do I need?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1229841" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>Hopefully, nothing. Most of the time, an experienced cow will do it all on her own.</p><p></p><p>But...I've got two in the tackroom right now, born today in 2 ft of snow - and temps due to go below 0 tonight. One born after noon had melted through the snow, down to green grass - with her feet sticking up in the air; was essentially cast and had worn itself out trying to get up. </p><p>Towels for drying, blankets for the floor and to cover the calf, an old sweatshirt or sweater. A nursing bottle and an esophageal tube feeder(I prefer the flexible plastic probe types, rather than rigid), a top quality colostrum replacer(not supplement), in the event that the calf can't/won't nurse, or you can't get the cow in to milk her out. </p><p>I wouldn't worry much about 'injections' right off the bat...get the calf up and going first, then deal with any other issues.</p><p></p><p>Tomorrow's chore - get the two cows in and pair 'em back up with their calves. </p><p>I have 5 more due to calve any minute now(due yesterday); hope they'll hold off 'til daylight - I'm out of colostrum replacer and frozen colostrum 'til I can hit TSC in the morning &/or milk out one of these two cows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1229841, member: 12607"] Hopefully, nothing. Most of the time, an experienced cow will do it all on her own. But...I've got two in the tackroom right now, born today in 2 ft of snow - and temps due to go below 0 tonight. One born after noon had melted through the snow, down to green grass - with her feet sticking up in the air; was essentially cast and had worn itself out trying to get up. Towels for drying, blankets for the floor and to cover the calf, an old sweatshirt or sweater. A nursing bottle and an esophageal tube feeder(I prefer the flexible plastic probe types, rather than rigid), a top quality colostrum replacer(not supplement), in the event that the calf can't/won't nurse, or you can't get the cow in to milk her out. I wouldn't worry much about 'injections' right off the bat...get the calf up and going first, then deal with any other issues. Tomorrow's chore - get the two cows in and pair 'em back up with their calves. I have 5 more due to calve any minute now(due yesterday); hope they'll hold off 'til daylight - I'm out of colostrum replacer and frozen colostrum 'til I can hit TSC in the morning &/or milk out one of these two cows. [/QUOTE]
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