2/B or not 2/B
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The heifer is still down. She can sit up and crawl but not stand yet. We're hoping she will make it so we can at least say we saved her, we lost the calf. She's a big girl but the calf was huge. There was no room to feel around and I wasn't sure if we'd be able to get the shoulders, but we did. He was thick with heavy boned legs and a huge head. So when we finally got the shoulders, I figured we'd be okay, but the hips were worse. We use nylon straps and pull by hand, which is fine for an easy pull but a total body workout on a hard pull. My back, arms, legs, everywhere is sore today. When we couldn't make progress with the hips, we used a come along.(Can someone explain how this is different, better, worse than using a ratchet puller? I've never used one and those who have helped us with pulling in the past always used a come along too.) Once the calf was out, we weighed him. My husband, who was out of gas, couldn't believe how heavy he was. Anyway, I wish one of you was my neighbor and could have been here. We got him out and did the best we could but it would have been nice to have some moral support. It was a pretty crappy night for everyone.