sstterry said:I had the same thing last January. Found a month old calf stuck in the mud in a pond. Only her nose and eyes were above water. It was one of the coldest days of the year, but I waded out as far as I could and lassoed her. Pulled her out with the ranger. It got down to about 6 degrees that night and I knew she would not survive. I got up early and went out in the dark to check and the momma had taken her and hid her. She turned out to be my best heifer last year and of course, I had to keep her as a replacement. We will see how she does.
True Grit Farms said:Animals amaze me at their will to survive.
And then turn around and amaze you with their will to die :nod: :bang:True Grit Farms said:sstterry said:I had the same thing last January. Found a month old calf stuck in the mud in a pond. Only her nose and eyes were above water. It was one of the coldest days of the year, but I waded out as far as I could and lassoed her. Pulled her out with the ranger. It got down to about 6 degrees that night and I knew she would not survive. I got up early and went out in the dark to check and the momma had taken her and hid her. She turned out to be my best heifer last year and of course, I had to keep her as a replacement. We will see how she does.
Animals amaze me at their will to survive.
No doubt!!!ez14. said:And then turn around and amaze you with their will to die :nod: :bang:True Grit Farms said:sstterry said:I had the same thing last January. Found a month old calf stuck in the mud in a pond. Only her nose and eyes were above water. It was one of the coldest days of the year, but I waded out as far as I could and lassoed her. Pulled her out with the ranger. It got down to about 6 degrees that night and I knew she would not survive. I got up early and went out in the dark to check and the momma had taken her and hid her. She turned out to be my best heifer last year and of course, I had to keep her as a replacement. We will see how she does.
Animals amaze me at their will to survive.
True Grit Farms said:
You need to install protective fencing around your swimming pool! If it happens again I'm calling your insurance company :hide: :lol2:True Grit Farms said:
Yeah, Ponderosa pines, they have a fungus in them.. I only connected the dots this time around, but every time one has had a late-term abortion it's a couple days after a heavy snow, and for some stupid reason they just love eating those thingsTrue Grit Farms said:
Jeanne - Simme Valley said:"LUCKY"
True Grit Farms said:How can you call a bull calf Lucky when the next time he's in the catch pen he's getting castrated? I was all for naming him Lucky till I got to thinking about his future. I think it's best to stick to numbers for names when their bulls or steers.