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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1467484" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>"To your first point. If you are working calves when they are a couple of months old, you know who the dam is because the calf is nursing on its momma.</p><p></p><p>If calves dying at birth is a common thing in a herd, then maybe a change is needed?"</p><p></p><p>Bullitt - When you work calves through the chute, he/she is not attached to their dam. :shock: No, you would not know which calf was with which cow - unless your herd was so small you could ID each calf by site. You don't sort out a pair, then run it in the chute. You generally work all calves and then all cows separate.</p><p>No, calves dying is not "common" for any herd. But, if a cow is struggling to have a calf that won't come out, it is not just a financial issue, it's a humane issue.</p><p>If you have cows calving, you should be eyeballing them at least twice a day.</p><p>Yes, what is good for one farm may not be good/right for another, but you shouldn't own any if you are not prepared to care for them. It's called good stewardship.</p><p>You don't even have cattle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1467484, member: 968"] "To your first point. If you are working calves when they are a couple of months old, you know who the dam is because the calf is nursing on its momma. If calves dying at birth is a common thing in a herd, then maybe a change is needed?" Bullitt - When you work calves through the chute, he/she is not attached to their dam. :shock: No, you would not know which calf was with which cow - unless your herd was so small you could ID each calf by site. You don't sort out a pair, then run it in the chute. You generally work all calves and then all cows separate. No, calves dying is not "common" for any herd. But, if a cow is struggling to have a calf that won't come out, it is not just a financial issue, it's a humane issue. If you have cows calving, you should be eyeballing them at least twice a day. Yes, what is good for one farm may not be good/right for another, but you shouldn't own any if you are not prepared to care for them. It's called good stewardship. You don't even have cattle. [/QUOTE]
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