oscarsteve
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Had a cow to calf yesterday morning with no problems. When I got there the calf was just born, cleaned off, and Mom was encouraging him(big bull calf) to nurse. Placenta material hanging from cow's vulva appeared normal. I went back about 5 hours later to check on them again. The cow now had a softball sized water bag hanging out. If I had not known that she had already calved, I would have thought she was just getting ready to do so. This morning when I turned them into the grazing, the water bag is about baseball size or a little smaller. I've not seen this before in any of my cows. Is this sometimes typical of ridding the placenta? Should I be too concerned? Didn't think to take a picture. Maybe I will, if it's still there, when I go back later to get them out of the grazing.