Big Muddy rancher
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Last night while giving the cows a bit of hay we saw a hfr in trouble. we came home saddled up two horses and brought her in. She came along pretty good and we put her in the maternity pen and pulled her calf. Altho it's feet and tongue were swollen he came around fine and was ready to travel with mama this morning.
While doing morning check this morn I cheated a bit and took the quad. Found a Hfr in about the same condition as the one last night. I brought her in and pulled her calf. i had trouble getting the chains one one foot as it was back a little and that i think was her problem. No swelling of tongue or feet but when half way out a bunch of fluid drained out of the calf. It was born dead.
Between the two I would have thought the first was the goner long before the second but guess you just have to do your best with them all.
I am calving hfrs bred to two different sires. I'm not real happy with the odd big one that they both have been throwing every once in awhile.
While doing morning check this morn I cheated a bit and took the quad. Found a Hfr in about the same condition as the one last night. I brought her in and pulled her calf. i had trouble getting the chains one one foot as it was back a little and that i think was her problem. No swelling of tongue or feet but when half way out a bunch of fluid drained out of the calf. It was born dead.
Between the two I would have thought the first was the goner long before the second but guess you just have to do your best with them all.
I am calving hfrs bred to two different sires. I'm not real happy with the odd big one that they both have been throwing every once in awhile.