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Supa Dexta
Posted 5/4/2015 12:01 (#4551247)
Subject: Heifer Update



NS Canada
Heifer I picked up a couple weeks ago was acting up this morning, tail stuck out and kicking at her stomach. Tail I'm used to - the kicking I didn't like. I penned her and gave her a couple hours, but she wasn't really pushing like she was trying to calve, but was getting up and down and trying to piss but just dribbling.

So I gloved her, and felt the feet just inside, they were hooked down a bit and as soon as I righted them she started pissin, and pissin and more pissin.. Gallons of it. Not sure if the calf had pinched something off or what. But she was fine last night and even thru the night I got up at 2 and she seemed ok.

She was then trying to calve at this point and pushing some but the head was back.. I righted it and then called the vet without trying to pull much... As I lost one a couple weeks back the same way, head was back and it came out dead, by the time I got it sorted out.

Vet came, and it was a tough pull, 3 of us worked at it and we got it out with the jack. 80lb heifer calf, and everyone is doing ok. Tubed the calf for now, and stuck it behind a gate for a bit as the cow is pretty wobbly, and has fallen over a couple times already and once I managed to push her away enough to just miss the calf upon landing.

So the gamble paid off so far, in buying a 14mo old heifer due to calve at a bargain. Hope its clear sailing from here on.

3rd pic is her standing next to one of my 2 yr olds who is also due to calve, but not for another couple months. Crazy size difference.



Edited by Supa Dexta 5/4/2015 12:03




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