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Had to pull a dead one- When to you intervene?
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<blockquote data-quote="M.Magis" data-source="post: 1338087" data-attributes="member: 14175"><p>I really missed the bus last year and kept an old cow I should have culled. She looked fine last year, but late this winter she started going downhill. Turns out her teeth are shot. I knew she was close to calving so I was just waiting. Last night around 6 I was getting ready to bale a bit of hay and could see she had started the process. After I was done around 8, she hadn't made a lot of progress but I could see feet starting to show. I gave her a little more time, and went back at 10 and nothing had changed. So I roped her, tied her off to the Ranger and took a look. The feet and head were right there, so I tied some baling twine on the feet and started pulling. Now, it's been nearly 25 years since I've pulled a calf, but I've never had one this hard to pull. The head and front legs weren't bad, but from there it just wouldn't budge. About a half hour later, I finally managed to get it out. I didn't weigh it (yet), but it didn't seem overly big too me. I think she's just not strong enough anymore. My question is, the calf's head seemed swollen. Would this indicate she'd been having trouble for a while? I didn't want to interfere too soon, but now I'm second guessing my decision to wait. </p><p>I also learned why some wear gloves. This stink isn't coming off my hands anytime soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="M.Magis, post: 1338087, member: 14175"] I really missed the bus last year and kept an old cow I should have culled. She looked fine last year, but late this winter she started going downhill. Turns out her teeth are shot. I knew she was close to calving so I was just waiting. Last night around 6 I was getting ready to bale a bit of hay and could see she had started the process. After I was done around 8, she hadn’t made a lot of progress but I could see feet starting to show. I gave her a little more time, and went back at 10 and nothing had changed. So I roped her, tied her off to the Ranger and took a look. The feet and head were right there, so I tied some baling twine on the feet and started pulling. Now, it’s been nearly 25 years since I’ve pulled a calf, but I’ve never had one this hard to pull. The head and front legs weren’t bad, but from there it just wouldn’t budge. About a half hour later, I finally managed to get it out. I didn’t weigh it (yet), but it didn’t seem overly big too me. I think she’s just not strong enough anymore. My question is, the calf’s head seemed swollen. Would this indicate she’d been having trouble for a while? I didn’t want to interfere too soon, but now I’m second guessing my decision to wait. I also learned why some wear gloves. This stink isn’t coming off my hands anytime soon. [/QUOTE]
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