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Heifer mauling new born calves ? Injured new born
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<blockquote data-quote="sunnyblueskies" data-source="post: 1773522" data-attributes="member: 39112"><p>Heifers are stupid teenagers who don't know what they are doing. Some are natural mothers, others need a bit of help and yet others are hopeless cases. I'd say that heifer is walking a very fine line. </p><p>If it were mine I would lock her up, away from the others and away from her calf. Give the calf a bottle of colostrum and a few hours rest. Put heifer into a squeeze, try to make calf suck, even if you have to hold it there. Wouldn't leave the calf with that heifer in one pen, but close by so she can see it and smell it. </p><p>And then what Jeanne-Simme Valley said, if she let's it suck, if she calms down after having cleaned out....... maybe it's worth while to put in the effort. But if she doesn't change her mind ....... here is a one way ticket. </p><p>I guess decisions like that are made differently depending on how money tight a herd is run. Some here will ship a heifer/cow if there is no calf by her side come fall, even if it wasn't the heifers/cows fault that the calf died. </p><p>Others, like me, are suckers and might give a heifer a second chance if the first year wasn't successful. Of course depending on what the problem was. </p><p>What I'm trying to say is, the decision for that heifer is going to be based on how much of a sucker you are. Depending how how the next few hours will go with her. =D</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sunnyblueskies, post: 1773522, member: 39112"] Heifers are stupid teenagers who don't know what they are doing. Some are natural mothers, others need a bit of help and yet others are hopeless cases. I'd say that heifer is walking a very fine line. If it were mine I would lock her up, away from the others and away from her calf. Give the calf a bottle of colostrum and a few hours rest. Put heifer into a squeeze, try to make calf suck, even if you have to hold it there. Wouldn't leave the calf with that heifer in one pen, but close by so she can see it and smell it. And then what Jeanne-Simme Valley said, if she let's it suck, if she calms down after having cleaned out....... maybe it's worth while to put in the effort. But if she doesn't change her mind ....... here is a one way ticket. I guess decisions like that are made differently depending on how money tight a herd is run. Some here will ship a heifer/cow if there is no calf by her side come fall, even if it wasn't the heifers/cows fault that the calf died. Others, like me, are suckers and might give a heifer a second chance if the first year wasn't successful. Of course depending on what the problem was. What I'm trying to say is, the decision for that heifer is going to be based on how much of a sucker you are. Depending how how the next few hours will go with her. =D [/QUOTE]
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