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| If mine I would put a pair of wide nylon horse hobbles on rear feet. Pen totally separate from any cattle so 100% concentration on calf for at least a week, maybe two. Yup legs are going to rub raw a little bit, but that is whats going to slow her up and let calf get stronger. Dog helps if you got a good one that helps you.
This is pretty common behavior in humans, so don't be surprised when dealing with it in cattle. Usually end up in court mandated ankle bracelet on those models as well later in life.
Edited to add;
If you got a healthy calf or a graft calf sometimes loading in trailer with pair confined behind spilt gate, take them for a ride. Unsure footing in trailer ride let's calf get cow sucked out. Takes pressure off her under, calf gets full of her milk. Come back home, let in small pen. Cow then smells calf her milk through calf. This works big percentage of the time on older mature cows. They spend couple hours in trailer works wonders. I've grafted a lot of cows off desert when I find a doggie calf hungry and cow that lost her calf in trailing or died trailing them.
Edited by Russ In Idaho 2/25/2026 03:55
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Heifer's thinking what?
