devonian
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Had a first time heifer have twins yesterday she had abandoned one calf so I gave it some colostrum late evening and fed it this morning the other calf was feeding ok from the mother yesterday. However today the calf that wasn't abandoned is no where to be seen I've checked all four hedges of the field, the ditches, neighbouring fields and combed the field they are in and I can't find it anywhere.
I'm in England, theres no predators that will take a calf is there? A fox or badger couldn't kill and take a calf away could they?
Also any advice on what to do with the abandoned calf would be good the mother is more interested in it now that its the only calf, originally I was hoping to bottle feed it for a bit and hope that it stole milk of other some of the other cows with good mother instincts, but maybe the mother will allow it to nurse after all.
I'm in England, theres no predators that will take a calf is there? A fox or badger couldn't kill and take a calf away could they?
Also any advice on what to do with the abandoned calf would be good the mother is more interested in it now that its the only calf, originally I was hoping to bottle feed it for a bit and hope that it stole milk of other some of the other cows with good mother instincts, but maybe the mother will allow it to nurse after all.