You guys went and reminded me of one of the worst things I have ever seen, smelled, yukkk. This cow was walking around, not really pushing or trying to have her calf, but she was up to something and in some pain. I got out of the truck and started walking her towards the calving barn to get her in and see what was wrong with her. Soon as I started walking behind her, you could smell this terrrrrrrrible smell, she would walk aways then push like she was having contractions, and out would come this smelly gas. Made you sick just walking behind her. Got her into the barn, put on sleeves, held my breath and stuck an arm in. What I felt was a calf, but it was huge and the head was so big that it would not fit into the birth canal so I knew there was no way that calf was coming out that hole. Thought to save the cow better get the vet out and bring it out the side. The vet was a younger woman with not alot of cow experience. When she got there, we were all feeling about half sick cause of the smell coming from that cow. She opened her up and we got this calf out that looked like a pot bellied pig, it was all full of gas, the skin was crinkling from the gas in it and it stunk so bad you had to run outside and get fresh air in between heaves. This is making me sick again and this was 15 years ago. when we started sewing up the cow, her uterine wall was so rotten from that dead calf that it would not hold a stitch, so we put her out of her misery, went home and tried to wash that smell off. let me write that again, TRIED to wash that smell off. Next day we drew straws to see who had to load up that pig calf and haul it away, I'll bet that cow still stinks. scuse me, I need some fresh air :!: