Jackdaws
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We just had our first calf born here to us. We are really new to having cattle. I will be honest, we didn't even know that the cow was pregnant. We though she was kinda skinny. Well today i look out and see an newborn laying there. Im not sure what time it was born. The calf was near our pond and tried to get up twice and the 2 times she tried to get up she fell closer to the water. Well she fell in and my husband and his friend dived in and saved it and moved it about 35 feef from the water. The momma seems to have not much interest in her. We have gotten her up and she moves around pretty well. We called the man we get our hay from and he said to seperate the two off from the others. We did that and got the calf up and she moves around and has taken to me. She will suck on my finger so its not her. Every time she trys to feed from here momma the momma will kick here and nudge her away. It does not look like the momma's teat/utter (whatever you want to call it) has dropped down. Should it? We need help. I dont want the calf to die. Is there any home made solutions we can come up with here. The feed stores are all closed and we can't afford for an emergency vet to come out.
Any suggestions you have would be most appriciated.
Thanks,
Susan :?:
Any suggestions you have would be most appriciated.
Thanks,
Susan :?: