Carnivore
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I have done a pretty good job up till now keeping the too young heifers away from the bull. But, I messed up 9 months ago and didn't get the young heifer seperated from the bull, and today, found she had calved. I didn't even know she was pregnant, but she was a little fat. She is all of 14 months old. I mean, who would of thought a 5 month heifer calf would get pregnant by her daddy, a bull weighing probably 1800 pounds. Still don't know how that could have occured, but it obviously did. So, that is the bad news.
The good news, is that the mom and baby seem to be doing fine. But, mom doesn't have much of a bag at all, and that worries me. I discovered her about 9:00 am, and baby was all cleaned up, with mom doting on her. I was worried about the calf not getting any colostrum, so I made up a batch and went to hand feed her. She (baby heifer) wasn't even interested in the bottle, and could not get her to take the bottle. No sign of distress with the calf. So, I left them alone, and a couple hours later, I observed the calf nursing, heard slurping sounds, but could see no evidence of milk. But, everything looked good.
Just now, went out again, and mom and baby were resting, baby sleeping like a newborn. I got them both up and baby seems fine, no distress, and after a few minutes, went back on the bag, (which still looks like there is nothing there for her.
So, what do you all think? Please, no nasty comments about my negligence in letting her get bred, I am kicking myself enough.
The good news, is that the mom and baby seem to be doing fine. But, mom doesn't have much of a bag at all, and that worries me. I discovered her about 9:00 am, and baby was all cleaned up, with mom doting on her. I was worried about the calf not getting any colostrum, so I made up a batch and went to hand feed her. She (baby heifer) wasn't even interested in the bottle, and could not get her to take the bottle. No sign of distress with the calf. So, I left them alone, and a couple hours later, I observed the calf nursing, heard slurping sounds, but could see no evidence of milk. But, everything looked good.
Just now, went out again, and mom and baby were resting, baby sleeping like a newborn. I got them both up and baby seems fine, no distress, and after a few minutes, went back on the bag, (which still looks like there is nothing there for her.
So, what do you all think? Please, no nasty comments about my negligence in letting her get bred, I am kicking myself enough.