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The 99th commandment - don't calve on slopes [pics]
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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 683108" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>The excitement never ends...</p><p></p><p>Quiet in the calving herd today. One heifer with a bull calf when I left the house for evening milking. Walking round after feeding calves and there's another heifer with a heifer calf, 312 with a pair of feet out and 191 wandering around with her tail up. Finally - I've been watching 191 for days.</p><p></p><p>Loaded up silage to feed the colostrum herd and then back through the calving herd on the way home, expecting that 312 would have a calf and 191 would need checked later.</p><p>312 was still lying down, long pair of black legs and a twitching tongue - er tail as I bent to check the membranes were clear from the expected head. Checked the hocks - those were indeed hind legs and a tail. So I sat down to lend a hand, make sure this calf came quickly. After a few strains 312 stood up, circling back on me - wanting to eat either me or the calf so I let go and seconds later the calf hit the ground and I moved in with the intention of hoisting it to clear its lungs. 312 shook her head at me, and not being familiar with this girl's calving behaviour I decided to take her at her word - and watch the calf.</p><p>I didn't watch for long. The calf was opening and shutting her mouth, not breathing and tickling the nostrils/patting her chest didn't have any effect. I lifted her, heard her cough and gasp immediately and when I put her down she was breathing, within a few minutes she was sitting up.</p><p></p><p>It made me wonder. I haven't lost a potential replacement heifer at calving for a long time - I think number two might have had one two years ago. Till two days ago, I found 48 devotedly attending to a dead heifer. Might 312's have been a second if I hadn't been there? </p><p></p><p>I got a shock when I got to the house and saw the clock. I'd been having so much fun admiring my calves and fixing up bits and pieces and milking cows that I had no idea the middle of the night had come and gone - it was 1:30 am. The short answer is, I shouldn't have been there. Neither 312 nor 191 were showing signs of calving at a more 'reasonable' hour, so I'd have had no reasons to go back and check before morning.</p><p>I think I need to replace my torch battery before I go back out to see 191.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 683108, member: 9267"] The excitement never ends... Quiet in the calving herd today. One heifer with a bull calf when I left the house for evening milking. Walking round after feeding calves and there's another heifer with a heifer calf, 312 with a pair of feet out and 191 wandering around with her tail up. Finally - I've been watching 191 for days. Loaded up silage to feed the colostrum herd and then back through the calving herd on the way home, expecting that 312 would have a calf and 191 would need checked later. 312 was still lying down, long pair of black legs and a twitching tongue - er tail as I bent to check the membranes were clear from the expected head. Checked the hocks - those were indeed hind legs and a tail. So I sat down to lend a hand, make sure this calf came quickly. After a few strains 312 stood up, circling back on me - wanting to eat either me or the calf so I let go and seconds later the calf hit the ground and I moved in with the intention of hoisting it to clear its lungs. 312 shook her head at me, and not being familiar with this girl's calving behaviour I decided to take her at her word - and watch the calf. I didn't watch for long. The calf was opening and shutting her mouth, not breathing and tickling the nostrils/patting her chest didn't have any effect. I lifted her, heard her cough and gasp immediately and when I put her down she was breathing, within a few minutes she was sitting up. It made me wonder. I haven't lost a potential replacement heifer at calving for a long time - I think number two might have had one two years ago. Till two days ago, I found 48 devotedly attending to a dead heifer. Might 312's have been a second if I hadn't been there? I got a shock when I got to the house and saw the clock. I'd been having so much fun admiring my calves and fixing up bits and pieces and milking cows that I had no idea the middle of the night had come and gone - it was 1:30 am. The short answer is, I shouldn't have been there. Neither 312 nor 191 were showing signs of calving at a more 'reasonable' hour, so I'd have had no reasons to go back and check before morning. I think I need to replace my torch battery before I go back out to see 191. [/QUOTE]
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