VB RANCH
Well-known member
2nd calver
calved in rain
about 40 degrees
calf no suck
blame the cow
or the rain
or both ?
calved in rain
about 40 degrees
calf no suck
blame the cow
or the rain
or both ?
I'd rather it snowWB said:Cold rain can chill a calf faster than you may realize. The smaller the calf the faster they become hypothermic. Likely no fault of the cow or calf or the feeding program.
Faster horses said:How vigorous are the rest of your calves at birth?
Was this a bigger than normal calf? She may have had a longer time calving it and therefore it is just slow.
Hopefully it will come around, given some time and some colostrum or even milk. We used to use canned milk,
although I KNOW that colostrum is what the calf needs. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.
Good luck!
littlejoe said:Faster horses said:How vigorous are the rest of your calves at birth?
Was this a bigger than normal calf? She may have had a longer time calving it and therefore it is just slow.
Hopefully it will come around, given some time and some colostrum or even milk. We used to use canned milk,
although I KNOW that colostrum is what the calf needs. Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.
Good luck!
Neat to have a couple thermos's of hot water and some canned cow along.
Feed the little dude, put him under the heater for a while.
Neighbors used to get a kick outa my wife using a Cadillac to check cows.
She didn't back down atall.
"Field is smooth, easier for me to drag a calf in, leather wipes off easy, worth way less than good pickup, good gas mileage, nice tunes, great heater, lotsa room...."
WB said:Cold rain can chill a calf faster than you may realize. The smaller the calf the faster they become hypothermic. Likely no fault of the cow or calf or the feeding program.
4Diamond said:One way or another if she's not gonna wean you a calf she better be gone or she would be here anyway.