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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 1183579" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>With the stillbirths - that means I haven't found any newborn calves lying dead in the paddock this year. This might be the first year that's never happened.</p><p>Two of those were live healthy calves that died because they couldn't be born fast enough. The third was already dead when I checked the springers in the morning; I saw a heifer with one hind foot sticking out and brought her to the shed to pull the calf.</p><p>Additional to the stats - I've reared two heifers that were 'abnormal' at birth. 116 is pictured earlier in this thread. The other appeared to be brain damaged at birth, had contracted tendons and folded down ears but as she was also making steady improvement I gave her a chance. Both have been held back with the youngest calves and are still getting milk.</p><p>With hindsight it may have been better to not attempt to rear these compromised calves; I'm not sure that either of them will ever be normal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 1183579, member: 9267"] With the stillbirths - that means I haven't found any newborn calves lying dead in the paddock this year. This might be the first year that's never happened. Two of those were live healthy calves that died because they couldn't be born fast enough. The third was already dead when I checked the springers in the morning; I saw a heifer with one hind foot sticking out and brought her to the shed to pull the calf. Additional to the stats - I've reared two heifers that were 'abnormal' at birth. 116 is pictured earlier in this thread. The other appeared to be brain damaged at birth, had contracted tendons and folded down ears but as she was also making steady improvement I gave her a chance. Both have been held back with the youngest calves and are still getting milk. With hindsight it may have been better to not attempt to rear these compromised calves; I'm not sure that either of them will ever be normal. [/QUOTE]
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