THE CHORE I HATE THE WORST

[Kato]

I figured they'd at least show up flying out the back of the manure spreader, but they didn't even do that.

 

[Hanta Yo]

Sorting cattle in deep mud. :shock: :shock: :shock:

Especially when you walk out of your boots, and can't pull them back out, and have to walk twenty feet to the fence, in your socks in mud up to your knees, then sideways along a hundred feet of corral fence, then jump down and walk sock footed to the house down the lane that's half snow and half mud.

I never saw my boots again. :shock:

Not only deep mud, (I'm talking about our alley way) needs to have an inch of ice underneath, then the cows can slip by you and splash you with it. It's not just "mud" either, it's green mud. We try not to work cows in conditions like I described, but we have to do it on the weekends so MCG can help, sometimes the weather doesn't always cooperate. The job still has to get done.

 

[Hanta Yo]

Mike, I agree with you, too. I am the person with the strong stomach in this family. Last fall, when we were calving, our "911" cow (yes, that was her number) broke water one day, we went looking for her later and couldn't find her. Found her the next day, smelling to high heaven. Had to trail her down to the barn and getting whiffs of her smell was awful. Got her in the head catch, by golly, I was gagging, and couldn't make sense of what I was feeling inside. A head was in the way, got 2 feet in the straps and the skin started slippin'. UGH. sw couldn't figure out what was going on inside, poor guy, gagging (just like me and I have a STRONG stomach) and being a good sport at relieving me to feel what was the matter....anyway we ended up doing a C-Section on her, twins, the one with the head in the way was bloated like a pot-bellied pig, the other twin was right beside it.
Got the calves out, sewed her up. Lost the cow within the week. We lost 3 sets of twins in 2 days when that happened.
We were told that if a cow has a dead calf inside her, let her be and she will eventually get rid of it on her own. No C-Section cost, no dead cow.

Sooooo, I want your opinion - do you think, if we have a cow with something very dead inside her, give her some antibiotics and let her get rid of it by herself?

 

[Hanta Yo]

Hmm...Rotting flesh is bad, but putting down a good horse or dog hurts the heart.....I'll take sinus discomfort anytime over heartache,

PPRM

I also agree with you. sw and I had to put a horse down, we cried until no more tears left.

Puking makes my belly hurt.
Crying hard makes my belly hurt.

It also hurt my heart to lose 3 sets of twins in 2 days.
It just goes with the territory.

 

[cowsense]

Sorting cattle in deep mud. :shock: :shock: :shock:

Especially when you walk out of your boots, and can't pull them back out, and have to walk twenty feet to the fence, in your socks in mud up to your knees, then sideways along a hundred feet of corral fence, then jump down and walk sock footed to the house down the lane that's half snow and half mud.

I never saw my boots again. :shock:

Not only deep mud, (I'm talking about our alley way) needs to have an inch of ice underneath, then the cows can slip by you and splash you with it. It's not just "mud" either, it's green mud. We try not to work cows in conditions like I described, but we have to do it on the weekends so MCG can help, sometimes the weather doesn't always cooperate. The job still has to get done.

Hanta Yo.....................that green stuff is just "grass" even though it's been digested. :lol: :lol: I don't mind that near as much as the smell of death or putrid flesh..............that gets to me pretty fast.......never would have made the grade as a vet!