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should she stay or should she go?
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<blockquote data-quote="karlie45" data-source="post: 421709" data-attributes="member: 5751"><p>We ship if they dont take the first calf- under "normal" circumstances.</p><p></p><p>Sayin that- We do have a cow that would not take her second calf. The first calf was born large (110lbs) and a couple weeks early(yes, we know she was early because we ai'd that one, no bull) So anyway. This calf could barely breathe (lungs not fully devoloped acroding to the vet) let alone stand. She was lifting it under it's belly. (we think she was trying to help it up.) and was in the way of the vet. So as much as she wanted to be near it, we had to put her in a separated pen so that the vet could do his business. The calf died later that night. We should have shipped her then, I know. But she was a very nice show female, that we were hoping could produce great show calves. The second calf came around, she would have nothin to do with it. We watched after it for a week and she took it back. We decided to give the cow one last chance. 3rd calving year, she calved and took care her calf wonderfully. We havent had a problem since. We chalk that one up to "traumatic events". If that is possible..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="karlie45, post: 421709, member: 5751"] We ship if they dont take the first calf- under "normal" circumstances. Sayin that- We do have a cow that would not take her second calf. The first calf was born large (110lbs) and a couple weeks early(yes, we know she was early because we ai'd that one, no bull) So anyway. This calf could barely breathe (lungs not fully devoloped acroding to the vet) let alone stand. She was lifting it under it's belly. (we think she was trying to help it up.) and was in the way of the vet. So as much as she wanted to be near it, we had to put her in a separated pen so that the vet could do his business. The calf died later that night. We should have shipped her then, I know. But she was a very nice show female, that we were hoping could produce great show calves. The second calf came around, she would have nothin to do with it. We watched after it for a week and she took it back. We decided to give the cow one last chance. 3rd calving year, she calved and took care her calf wonderfully. We havent had a problem since. We chalk that one up to "traumatic events". If that is possible.. [/QUOTE]
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