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Had to pull a dead one- When to you intervene?
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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1338248" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>I have occasionally had a cow have trouble delivering what seemed to be a normal size calf, but I have always been able to determine a cause such as a leg or head back or tangled up with a twin. I do know to turn their hips sideways, so perhaps hip lock was your only problem. The first thing I do when I can't pull a normal size and positioned calf without difficulty is to check for a second. In the last few years I have had several situations similar to yours, and in each case there was a twin back in there that was apparently tangled up with the one we were pulling. The last twin was so deep you could barely reach its nose. Both were dead and swollen and the first was coming butt first. Delivery was very difficult and including cutting off a leg. If twins are the case with yours, she should have either had the second by now or be sick or dead. If she is fine that is most likely not the problem. I expect your calf may have died for some unknown reason prior to the cow going into labor. A dead calf is more difficult to deliver because they can't help with the birth by moving themselves into position.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1338248, member: 9933"] I have occasionally had a cow have trouble delivering what seemed to be a normal size calf, but I have always been able to determine a cause such as a leg or head back or tangled up with a twin. I do know to turn their hips sideways, so perhaps hip lock was your only problem. The first thing I do when I can't pull a normal size and positioned calf without difficulty is to check for a second. In the last few years I have had several situations similar to yours, and in each case there was a twin back in there that was apparently tangled up with the one we were pulling. The last twin was so deep you could barely reach its nose. Both were dead and swollen and the first was coming butt first. Delivery was very difficult and including cutting off a leg. If twins are the case with yours, she should have either had the second by now or be sick or dead. If she is fine that is most likely not the problem. I expect your calf may have died for some unknown reason prior to the cow going into labor. A dead calf is more difficult to deliver because they can't help with the birth by moving themselves into position. [/QUOTE]
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