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Let me go back a day, yesturday morning the hiefer I was waiting on to calve had the largest udder of any cow I have ( took about 24 hours to go from barly noticible to the size of a 5 gal bucket ) but was not in labor and was acting normal. She finally calved about noon but her teats were much too large to suckle. I put her in the chute and dropped the bottom panels and milked about 1/2 gal into a bottle and started the calf on that but he then was able to suck on his own so I turned them out with the old cow and her calf.
While I was on the computer this morning the hiefer ( was K 017 now gave her the number K 06 ) that had her first calf yesturday came up as close to the house as she could and was throwing a fit.
I went outside and I have a female German Shepherd (Sadie ) that pupped yesturday as well and another due July 10th
The female due July 10th ( Bella ) and the new calf were both in the large dog house and two other German Shepherds ( Jack and Heinze ) were laying right outside. I went to turn the electric fence off and get a camera and when I came back the calf was laying against the garage door with 3 German Shepherds laying right around him. I guess he must have come thru the hot wire and was afraid to go back so he went in with the dogs for companionship!
I got him up and back with mom - - - the dogs just came with us but momma hiefer did not take kindly to that so she took the little guy back into the woods.
Just chillin - - - warm sun against a south faceing door!