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Old Cow...can I keep her alive long enough to calve?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1115272" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I think there's good hope for her.. is she actually lame in any way? Walks slow but OK? My old cow was 17 when she had her last calf (BrangusCowgirl, her name was Rosie), and she had developed some arthritis in a hip the fall before... Her condition was about a 3 to 4, she had been on a couple pounds of rolled barley a WEEK before that and it really helped her, she spent the winter with the calves who get good food and she didn't have to fight for her spot. Her last calf was a heifer, backwards presentation, so I gave a bit of a pull, and she was fine. She raised the calf until the fall and it was the best heifer of the bunch... My worry was that after calving she'd have a hard time getting up, but she was always a really good mother and was motivated.. She spent the summer in a pasture in front of the house with a young cow who she was still able to boss around. Rosie had bad teeth too, but she chewed things long and slow.. I found rolled barley worked really well for her, and we had sunflower seed pressings (waste from sunflower oil) that she really liked as well, and there was some very oily goop in there too.</p><p></p><p>I'd say take it a day at a time, she may raise that calf yet, but might need some grain along the way... I just buried my Rosie, but old cows make the best burger meat! No, I wouldn't bother with any other cuts though.</p><p></p><p>This is her with the calf at about 2 months or so</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/Rx7man/IMG_7384_zps1041ff62.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and just before I put her down.</p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/Rx7man/Moo/IMG_9532_zpsb3c83ccd.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1115272, member: 9096"] I think there's good hope for her.. is she actually lame in any way? Walks slow but OK? My old cow was 17 when she had her last calf (BrangusCowgirl, her name was Rosie), and she had developed some arthritis in a hip the fall before... Her condition was about a 3 to 4, she had been on a couple pounds of rolled barley a WEEK before that and it really helped her, she spent the winter with the calves who get good food and she didn't have to fight for her spot. Her last calf was a heifer, backwards presentation, so I gave a bit of a pull, and she was fine. She raised the calf until the fall and it was the best heifer of the bunch... My worry was that after calving she'd have a hard time getting up, but she was always a really good mother and was motivated.. She spent the summer in a pasture in front of the house with a young cow who she was still able to boss around. Rosie had bad teeth too, but she chewed things long and slow.. I found rolled barley worked really well for her, and we had sunflower seed pressings (waste from sunflower oil) that she really liked as well, and there was some very oily goop in there too. I'd say take it a day at a time, she may raise that calf yet, but might need some grain along the way... I just buried my Rosie, but old cows make the best burger meat! No, I wouldn't bother with any other cuts though. This is her with the calf at about 2 months or so [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/Rx7man/IMG_7384_zps1041ff62.jpg[/img] and just before I put her down. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v153/Rx7man/Moo/IMG_9532_zpsb3c83ccd.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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