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Been calving for a couple weeks and some calves from both cows and heffers. Out of the heffers we are only 3-5 two of them have lost their calves. The first loss was a heffer that was walking down a small hill in the calving pen stumbled and fell while she was walking down the slope toget to a better spot. She ended up having the calf laying on her side headed down hill. She did have the calf but I am sure it was a real deal for her. She had it between checks late the other night... The second one was tonight I came home from town and found her trying hard and needing a pull. By the time I got the calf out it was to late. I realize it is a shared fault between myself and mothernature but dang it anyway.... On the bright side and I had one that was backwards and caught it and save it last sunday afternoon and it is fine. I realize that things do happen but dang my smaller numbers any loss is a huge percentage of the years crop and I hate to loose.... My question is do I keep them or sell them. First calf heffers and both tried hard and showed signs that they were going to care for even a lost calf. Both are good natured and come from cows that I expected good things from the heffers but now I don't know if I should just cut my losses or give them a second go.. Thanks