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Lost another one - 7 wk old calf, what's the cause?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jogeephus" data-source="post: 295236" data-attributes="member: 4362"><p>I wouldn't cull the ma. Things like this are going to happen but you don't need to go leaving the animals unattended for a week. Personally, I don't like September calving. I had a lot of trouble with calves dying when I calved during this month. Don't know what it was but I won't do it again. </p><p></p><p>In my opinion, the mama's instinct is much better than what we know. I used to try and help but actually I hurt the process. Now, I leave them alone and let them do their job. 95% of the time, things will work out without our help. Thanks to twins, I have had over 100% calving rate for the past 3 years since I started this hands off policy. But we check cows at least once a day and at least twice a day when they are calving or have young calves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jogeephus, post: 295236, member: 4362"] I wouldn't cull the ma. Things like this are going to happen but you don't need to go leaving the animals unattended for a week. Personally, I don't like September calving. I had a lot of trouble with calves dying when I calved during this month. Don't know what it was but I won't do it again. In my opinion, the mama's instinct is much better than what we know. I used to try and help but actually I hurt the process. Now, I leave them alone and let them do their job. 95% of the time, things will work out without our help. Thanks to twins, I have had over 100% calving rate for the past 3 years since I started this hands off policy. But we check cows at least once a day and at least twice a day when they are calving or have young calves. [/QUOTE]
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