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<blockquote data-quote="Minicowman" data-source="post: 1691955" data-attributes="member: 30067"><p>Hi all, I'm still trying to figure out how our 1st calf heifer didn't deliver her first calf. Here's what I saw. I estimated she was due sometime late July, her udder was bagging up, but I didn't notice any big change in her vulva, definately not Springing. </p><p></p><p>She was acting normal, eating hay, when I noticed something hanging out of her. It looked like either a dried mucus plug or a dried water bag but small, maybe 7 or 8 inches in length. She didn't seem like she was in labor at all. I didn't think much about it, except if its dried mucus, then she's a week or so away from delivering.</p><p></p><p>The next morning she was acting the same, but when she peed, I noticed something white in her vulva. I was shocked. I reached in a little ways and the white thing was a hoof! Wow, how was that possible? Why didn't she deliver? </p><p></p><p>I called the vet and he came over and we pulled the calf which was in the proper position for delivery he said when he reached in. He did say she was very tight, and we did have some trouble pulling it, but its head wasn't big. It wasn't a huge baby. However the heifer's hips are pretty narrow.</p><p></p><p>The vet said that sometimes, first calf heifers won't push... they just act like nothing's happening... Is that a real thing?? Is that even possible? Or does Mother Nature take over and say that you gotta push to get your calf out.</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts that you guys have can be helpful. I'm not sure if I should attempt to re-breed or not.</p><p></p><p>Thanks.</p><p></p><p>Sean</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Minicowman, post: 1691955, member: 30067"] Hi all, I'm still trying to figure out how our 1st calf heifer didn't deliver her first calf. Here's what I saw. I estimated she was due sometime late July, her udder was bagging up, but I didn't notice any big change in her vulva, definately not Springing. She was acting normal, eating hay, when I noticed something hanging out of her. It looked like either a dried mucus plug or a dried water bag but small, maybe 7 or 8 inches in length. She didn't seem like she was in labor at all. I didn't think much about it, except if its dried mucus, then she's a week or so away from delivering. The next morning she was acting the same, but when she peed, I noticed something white in her vulva. I was shocked. I reached in a little ways and the white thing was a hoof! Wow, how was that possible? Why didn't she deliver? I called the vet and he came over and we pulled the calf which was in the proper position for delivery he said when he reached in. He did say she was very tight, and we did have some trouble pulling it, but its head wasn't big. It wasn't a huge baby. However the heifer's hips are pretty narrow. The vet said that sometimes, first calf heifers won't push... they just act like nothing's happening... Is that a real thing?? Is that even possible? Or does Mother Nature take over and say that you gotta push to get your calf out. Any thoughts that you guys have can be helpful. I'm not sure if I should attempt to re-breed or not. Thanks. Sean [/QUOTE]
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