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<blockquote data-quote="Beefy" data-source="post: 279341" data-attributes="member: 57"><p>you just never can tell. ive watched calves land on their head and flop around and flop around until they twist themselves over and are able to sit up. i have found FEW dead ones in this position, comparatively. normally if the calf cant wiggle itself into a position to twitch itself upright the mother will enable it by licking and nudging. the calf before last that was born was dropped on his head and i must have watched him for 15 minutes with his legs up in the air and no head visible--i had somewhere to be so i flipped him on over although i dont like to intervene if i can help it. a lot of times you do more harm than good trying to do the "right" thing or either get hurt. my calf more than likely would have flipped over eventually but i didnt want to take any chances. having said this i've flipped a many over in my day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Beefy, post: 279341, member: 57"] you just never can tell. ive watched calves land on their head and flop around and flop around until they twist themselves over and are able to sit up. i have found FEW dead ones in this position, comparatively. normally if the calf cant wiggle itself into a position to twitch itself upright the mother will enable it by licking and nudging. the calf before last that was born was dropped on his head and i must have watched him for 15 minutes with his legs up in the air and no head visible--i had somewhere to be so i flipped him on over although i dont like to intervene if i can help it. a lot of times you do more harm than good trying to do the "right" thing or either get hurt. my calf more than likely would have flipped over eventually but i didnt want to take any chances. having said this i've flipped a many over in my day. [/QUOTE]
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