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Heifer + 112 lb calf = crappy night
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<blockquote data-quote="2/B or not 2/B" data-source="post: 916381" data-attributes="member: 7233"><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>OVER A YEAR LATER</strong></span></p><p></p><p>Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I wanted to be able to add that this heifer, now a cow, had a healthy, unassisted 104 lb. bull calf a couple of weeks ago. Big calf, but she did it just fine and took to mothering him right off. We were nervous before she calved, but as some have said, a cow who recovers from a hard pull can usually handle big calves ever after. (Thank you for the encouragement, Randi) I'm glad she was able to recover and that we kept her. Clearly, she is not a low birth weight cow...</p><p></p><p>This is a photo of her last year, shortly after she stood. She had lost a lot of weight. She also ended up losing patches of hair on her joints where she laid. </p><p><img src="http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/75_208/12_63/lily11.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Here she is now and with her calf.</p><p><img src="http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/75_208/12_63/Lily.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/75_208/12_63/Lily-and-calf.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="2/B or not 2/B, post: 916381, member: 7233"] [size=5][b]OVER A YEAR LATER[/b][/size] Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I wanted to be able to add that this heifer, now a cow, had a healthy, unassisted 104 lb. bull calf a couple of weeks ago. Big calf, but she did it just fine and took to mothering him right off. We were nervous before she calved, but as some have said, a cow who recovers from a hard pull can usually handle big calves ever after. (Thank you for the encouragement, Randi) I'm glad she was able to recover and that we kept her. Clearly, she is not a low birth weight cow... This is a photo of her last year, shortly after she stood. She had lost a lot of weight. She also ended up losing patches of hair on her joints where she laid. [img]http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/75_208/12_63/lily11.jpg[/img] Here she is now and with her calf. [img]http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/75_208/12_63/Lily.jpg[/img] [img]http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/75_208/12_63/Lily-and-calf.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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