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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 853208" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>Second assisted calving of the season yesterday - and again, the cow had more sense than I did! I tried to leave her behind in the paddock to get on with calving, but she insisted on coming to the shed with the herd and it wasn't till we were practically at the shed that I got close enough to see that the tips of those feet showing inside the water bag were definitely upside down. Backwards calf.</p><p>That was a hard pull, because the legs weren't straight and for some reason tugging on them didn't straighten them out. When one finally popped out the whole length I managed to get the other one too and then the calf slid straight out... and decided after a few minutes that it was breathing and alive.</p><p></p><p>I brought him into the calf shed later that night, because he still wasn't on his feet and she had apparently abandoned him. He's standing no problem now, but I think I did pull his legs a bit too hard.</p><p>I thought that was a real tough pull and took way too long, but when I started up the bike again the clock showed half an hour - about 28 minutes - since I'd turned it off. In that time I'd put the cows into the yard, gone into the dairy for the ropes and lube, walked 124 round into the vet bail, pulled the calf, lifted the calf to drain his lungs and then tickled his nose &c till he was breathing and could be given to her to lick, returned to the dairy and washed up the ropes and hung them up to dry.</p><p></p><p>Geneva calved - so much for being a late calver, she hasn't got much milk but she calved in the first cycle - and while being perfectly attentive to her new calf, bowled over any other calf with the temerity to walk within several metres of her. I checked her late at night and she was sniffing other calves but not being aggressive, so hopefully she's settled down - otherwise I would have taken her calf off her and put her straight in with the milkers.</p><p></p><p>The sick heifer calf hasn't died yet, still don't know if she'll pull through but she's looking marginally better than she did yesterday. </p><p>Better go get some work done while the weather's still good <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Someone west of us was getting heavy rain yesterday, a couple of spectacular flashes of lightning just before dark.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 853208, member: 9267"] Second assisted calving of the season yesterday - and again, the cow had more sense than I did! I tried to leave her behind in the paddock to get on with calving, but she insisted on coming to the shed with the herd and it wasn't till we were practically at the shed that I got close enough to see that the tips of those feet showing inside the water bag were definitely upside down. Backwards calf. That was a hard pull, because the legs weren't straight and for some reason tugging on them didn't straighten them out. When one finally popped out the whole length I managed to get the other one too and then the calf slid straight out... and decided after a few minutes that it was breathing and alive. I brought him into the calf shed later that night, because he still wasn't on his feet and she had apparently abandoned him. He's standing no problem now, but I think I did pull his legs a bit too hard. I thought that was a real tough pull and took way too long, but when I started up the bike again the clock showed half an hour - about 28 minutes - since I'd turned it off. In that time I'd put the cows into the yard, gone into the dairy for the ropes and lube, walked 124 round into the vet bail, pulled the calf, lifted the calf to drain his lungs and then tickled his nose &c till he was breathing and could be given to her to lick, returned to the dairy and washed up the ropes and hung them up to dry. Geneva calved - so much for being a late calver, she hasn't got much milk but she calved in the first cycle - and while being perfectly attentive to her new calf, bowled over any other calf with the temerity to walk within several metres of her. I checked her late at night and she was sniffing other calves but not being aggressive, so hopefully she's settled down - otherwise I would have taken her calf off her and put her straight in with the milkers. The sick heifer calf hasn't died yet, still don't know if she'll pull through but she's looking marginally better than she did yesterday. Better go get some work done while the weather's still good :-) Someone west of us was getting heavy rain yesterday, a couple of spectacular flashes of lightning just before dark. [/QUOTE]
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