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<blockquote data-quote="cowgirl8" data-source="post: 1115990" data-attributes="member: 22072"><p>I agree with that branguscowgirl except if you have black vultures in your area, its worst to see the cow defend a dead calf and then watch it eaten. I have to dispose of a dead calf before that happens. I haul them away from our herds and let the scavengers eat it away from calving cows. We bury our dead cows. The calves we lose are usually taken care of in a matter of minutes by the scavengers so i drive way off into the pines..To me the worst sight ever is seeing 30 vultures tearing apart a calf and the cow trying to chase them off.. :cry2: </p><p>We've never had the skin work. A while back we cut the ears off the dead calf and tied them to the graft calf... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite15" alt=":cry:" title="Crying :cry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cry:" /> The cow was over aggressive and we thought it might help....Hobbles is the only way we've been able to get unwilling participants to except.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowgirl8, post: 1115990, member: 22072"] I agree with that branguscowgirl except if you have black vultures in your area, its worst to see the cow defend a dead calf and then watch it eaten. I have to dispose of a dead calf before that happens. I haul them away from our herds and let the scavengers eat it away from calving cows. We bury our dead cows. The calves we lose are usually taken care of in a matter of minutes by the scavengers so i drive way off into the pines..To me the worst sight ever is seeing 30 vultures tearing apart a calf and the cow trying to chase them off.. :cry2: We've never had the skin work. A while back we cut the ears off the dead calf and tied them to the graft calf... :cry: The cow was over aggressive and we thought it might help....Hobbles is the only way we've been able to get unwilling participants to except. [/QUOTE]
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