Heifer humping gone wild

[Ductapetams]

Okay, I have only kept a few cow/calves over the last 6 years and slowly grown a small herd. My neighbor and I have 14 between us that roam our 20 acres. I know that not all mounting behavior is sexual, but it helps them develop their place in the hierarchy. I have a young 600-pound heifer that was participating in this tomfoolery and has come up lame in her hind end. As in dragging the tip of her back foot lame. I am pretty sure Moira was practicing the dance of her people and maybe stepped into a depression/hole(?) There is no obvious swelling or other external wound, but she is not very mobile and backs her butt up to the bushes and fence; I imagine to keep the other hooligans at bay. I have a call in to a new vet that may or may not be able to come today. I just dont have freezer space for this nonsense right now. Any stories of recovery?

 

[SBMF 2015]

She should recover. Bannimine transdermal or Dexamethasone (if open) would probably help.
Separate her from the others.

Six hundred pounds live isn’t worth butchering.

 

[GoWyo]

She may well have been in heat already. Hopefully no bull in with them. If she is stifled, that can be a career ending injury. Really depends on what she injured. Separate her off. Sometimes one gets down and the rest will just ride it until it can't get up anymore.

 

[Travlr]

She should recover. Bannimine transdermal or Dexamethasone (if open) would probably help.
Separate her from the others.

Six hundred pounds live isn't worth butchering.

Not that a limp should immediately be cause for termination... but baby beef is definitely worth eating depending on the animal. Milk fat or easy keeping fatty animals can make fine freezer beef.

 

[SBMF 2015]

Not that a limp should immediately be cause for termination... but baby beef is definitely worth eating depending on the animal. Milk fat or easy keeping fatty animals can make fine freezer beef.

I’ve always figured anything under 950 it was cost prohibitive to butcher. It’s $100 emergency fee for our on farm butcher. Cattle that small that haven’t been finished will only hang about 50%. So in this scenario she would hang around 300. 75% of that would be 225lbs in packages. So you would end up with less than a quarter of a normal carcass. The business side of me says it’s unfortunately not worth it.
I’m not sure what it takes to collect on RLP but this could be a good example of why to carry it.

 

[Travlr]

I've always figured anything under 950 it was cost prohibitive to butcher. It's $100 emergency fee for our on farm butcher. Cattle that small that haven't been finished will only hang about 50%. So in this scenario she would hang around 300. 75% of that would be 225lbs in packages. So you would end up with less than a quarter of a normal carcass. The business side of me says it's unfortunately not worth it.
I'm not sure what it takes to collect on RLP but this could be a good example of why to carry it.

I see all your points... but they don't negate mine. There are people that prefer baby beef... (not veal)

 

[4hfarms]

A lot of folks we sell to can't come up with $3500-$5000 for a large cow. We sell on the hoof about 750-950lbs. Have to pick one up on Monday we just did for us. And yes, a 10 month old 650lb cow is delicious. Have another one going in next week. Just smaller cuts, for less...