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Poor mothering heifer, second chance or ship?
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<blockquote data-quote="moses388" data-source="post: 1722341" data-attributes="member: 27368"><p>I think it's too late for a happy reunion. The heifer has no clue the calf belongs to her. Something happened in the night during parturition. Hard to say what if no one was there. If the heifer was springing maybe she could have been penned by herself? My concern is why the calf is very small. </p><p></p><p>Short story - </p><p>Cows were laying together behind the barn one night. In the night one cow gives birth. That morning I find one calf being claimed by 2 cows, but it wasn't the newborn. The newborn was nursing on a pine tree. It had gone under the hot wire and in the grove. The newborn became a bottle calf. I moved momma to another farm. That was 2+ years ago. During that time momma has birthed and raised 2 bull calves without problem. She just needed a change of scenery.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moses388, post: 1722341, member: 27368"] I think it's too late for a happy reunion. The heifer has no clue the calf belongs to her. Something happened in the night during parturition. Hard to say what if no one was there. If the heifer was springing maybe she could have been penned by herself? My concern is why the calf is very small. Short story - Cows were laying together behind the barn one night. In the night one cow gives birth. That morning I find one calf being claimed by 2 cows, but it wasn't the newborn. The newborn was nursing on a pine tree. It had gone under the hot wire and in the grove. The newborn became a bottle calf. I moved momma to another farm. That was 2+ years ago. During that time momma has birthed and raised 2 bull calves without problem. She just needed a change of scenery. [/QUOTE]
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