Large Shoulders

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Mosho

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Two cows calved today. The first one was a SimmentalxBrangus cow having her second calf. She was bred to a Charolais bull. I had almost decided that she was not going to calve this season. She didn't look very big and she was showing no signs of bagging up and her vulva did look very loose. Last night on last check she looked like she might be getting some milk but that was all. This morning she had a nice big heifer calf. No problems.
The other cow is a SimmentalxAngus cow having her second calf out of same Charolais bull. She is a big cow and she has looked like she could have that calf for two months. She bagged up early and her vulva has been soft and floppy for at least 6 weeks. We found her this morning with 2 front feet presenting and we waited and waited. She just made no progress so we got her in the chute and checked her. The nose was ready to come out but she seemed to have given up. We pulled the calf and it was alive and is doing well--weighs about 90 lbs. but the problem was his shoulders. They were stuck and she just couldn't push him out. The first calf she had was a preemie and it was so small I don't think she knew she had a calf but it lived.
So that is our tale for the day. Thank God for 2 healthy calves. Have one more to go.
 

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