FlyingLSimmentals
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We lost "actually this one was dad's", a newborn bull calf because of uncle's mismanagement. He feeds the fish at the pond about everyday. Decided he leave the gate open and let the cows graze the bank and the small lot that's fenced off inside there. He knows that we don't do that especially when we have small young calves and expecting cows. Well he see's a cow above the pond in the pasture next to the fence and woods by herself. Well she might have a calf I'll go and check on her. He went up there but no calf, cow gets up and goes to the herd which was going in the fenced in pond area to graze so she goes in as well. Well she will probably have a calf by tomorrow and goes home. Dad and I check on her and the cows the next morning. She has a bloody string or discharge where she is laying, an afterbirth look. I couldn't find a calf laying anywhere around and she doesn't act like she has a calf. Thought maybe she is getting close and gonna calf that day. Checked on her 2 more times that day and each time grazing with herd but acting strange no bawling or searching but just strange. Well I went this morning to check on her again grazing with herd but she didn't like my presence. So I just stayed close to her as I could and she lead me straight to the pond to a dead floating baby bull. Seems like someone has to follow uncle around 24/7 or problems occur. That's life dealing with family and farming together. They don't work out very well. Hope to one day have the other farm paid for and fenced where our cows don't have to run on the old family farm.