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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 936095" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>I moved the herd once. Just across a fenceline and down the alley into the next pasture. The cattle traveling the farthest came from the far side of the pasture. A month old calf didn't make it across and just laid in the pasture. I walked that calf a quarter mile maybe. It trotted some. Put the calf in the pasture and all was good. An hour later that calf was dead. The calf seemed fine when I left it. </p><p></p><p>It made no sense that the calf had laid down in the first place. The day before it was as healthy an any other in the herd. The only thing I can figure is that dogs had been running it or something similar to that. Something stress that calf prior to me getting to the pasture. </p><p></p><p>Laying stress on cattle is the worse thing a person can do. I know better than to stress one out. I never run cows or calves. I do push them through a working chute. </p><p></p><p>You may have done less to that calf Spencer and it still may have died. You need to chalk this one up to a lesson learned and move on. If anyone ever comes to help you work cows and they hoot and holler, stop working. Keep your cows calm. If one gets out, bait it back in. Patience is what it takes. Stress affects a cow's immune system. Google about that and you'll wise up.</p><p></p><p>Folks here may seem a bit crusty. That's just how it is. Some of them would bend over backwards to help you but they aint here to win political races - they'll tell it to you like it is. You learned a hard lesson. We all have learned hard lessons. That is why we have been hardened. </p><p></p><p>You'll learn many more lessons too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 936095, member: 3162"] I moved the herd once. Just across a fenceline and down the alley into the next pasture. The cattle traveling the farthest came from the far side of the pasture. A month old calf didn't make it across and just laid in the pasture. I walked that calf a quarter mile maybe. It trotted some. Put the calf in the pasture and all was good. An hour later that calf was dead. The calf seemed fine when I left it. It made no sense that the calf had laid down in the first place. The day before it was as healthy an any other in the herd. The only thing I can figure is that dogs had been running it or something similar to that. Something stress that calf prior to me getting to the pasture. Laying stress on cattle is the worse thing a person can do. I know better than to stress one out. I never run cows or calves. I do push them through a working chute. You may have done less to that calf Spencer and it still may have died. You need to chalk this one up to a lesson learned and move on. If anyone ever comes to help you work cows and they hoot and holler, stop working. Keep your cows calm. If one gets out, bait it back in. Patience is what it takes. Stress affects a cow's immune system. Google about that and you'll wise up. Folks here may seem a bit crusty. That's just how it is. Some of them would bend over backwards to help you but they aint here to win political races - they'll tell it to you like it is. You learned a hard lesson. We all have learned hard lessons. That is why we have been hardened. You'll learn many more lessons too. [/QUOTE]
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