Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
New profile posts
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
I screwed up, again
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support CattleToday:
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Kell-inKY" data-source="post: 1260453" data-attributes="member: 23511"><p>If it's not one thing it's another, checking on previous sick cow this morning I noticed her bull calf limping, also noticed the fly rub was torn down at the barn overhang area that I like to keep it (out of rain). One of the cows is coming back in heat and the bull is getting rowdy.</p><p></p><p>What they like to do mid day is get in the barn/stall area out of the sun, it is only 12x24 open on one long side and they get under there and some lay down. Lately the 3 calves have been going in there too, well it's too crowded and I just was not thinking, sure enough, here he is limping this morning. With the bull chasing one or more cows around I was asking for trouble.</p><p></p><p>I guess I will have to lock them out of the whole holding pen area and move the water tank. Anyway, I see no obvious swelling, and it's not just dangling there, but he sure looks sore when he's walking. I'm not sure whether to call a vet or not, we are at least 20 minutes from any vet. I did not have time before work to move the tank so I will have to do any adjustments tonight before my son's baseball game. I sure do like the pastures with the ponds better, much easier.</p><p></p><p>Any advice on what to look for tonight when I get home, I guess I could try putting a rope on his neck and tying him to a tree while I check him, I don't have a really good place to work on the calves yet. I don't want to put too much stress on his leg. I had a heifer before that got bruised and limped for a month.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kell-inKY, post: 1260453, member: 23511"] If it's not one thing it's another, checking on previous sick cow this morning I noticed her bull calf limping, also noticed the fly rub was torn down at the barn overhang area that I like to keep it (out of rain). One of the cows is coming back in heat and the bull is getting rowdy. What they like to do mid day is get in the barn/stall area out of the sun, it is only 12x24 open on one long side and they get under there and some lay down. Lately the 3 calves have been going in there too, well it's too crowded and I just was not thinking, sure enough, here he is limping this morning. With the bull chasing one or more cows around I was asking for trouble. I guess I will have to lock them out of the whole holding pen area and move the water tank. Anyway, I see no obvious swelling, and it's not just dangling there, but he sure looks sore when he's walking. I'm not sure whether to call a vet or not, we are at least 20 minutes from any vet. I did not have time before work to move the tank so I will have to do any adjustments tonight before my son's baseball game. I sure do like the pastures with the ponds better, much easier. Any advice on what to look for tonight when I get home, I guess I could try putting a rope on his neck and tying him to a tree while I check him, I don't have a really good place to work on the calves yet. I don't want to put too much stress on his leg. I had a heifer before that got bruised and limped for a month. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Cattle Boards
Beginners Board
I screwed up, again
Top