Livestock/General Farming photo thread TAKE #2 ::::RULES IN 1st POST::::

50HX

GiantPencil wrote: »

Help settle an argument, had a cow due to calve on new years day and she was sick this morning at 7am which made the father assume she'd calve in the next hour or two. I checked on her at 10am and she was lying down chewing the cud with no intention of calving, no blister passed either. Ended up tying her up and pulling out the calf myself with ropes, had to pop the blister first to get at the calf. Everything went fine, heifer calf who was up suckling within the hour.

My question is should I have done it or should I have waited? How long does a typical 'sickness' last in cows before calving actually starts? Cow is PB Saler who's on her 6th calve.

I'm probably on my own here but if she started sickness at 7 i'd be waitin away for some sign of progress. ..never a fan of interfering too early esp with no blister passed..

As posted already calving isn't an exact science

Have cows here that would chew the cud away in early stages of sickness

Anyway glad it worked out well

furandfeather

5 day old cullard heifer calf out of simmental cow

Figerty

50HX wrote: »

I'm probably on my own here but if she started sickness at 7 i'd be waitin away for some sign of progress. ..never a fan of interfering too early esp with no blister passed..

As posted already calving isn't an exact science

Have cows here that would chew the cud away in early stages of sickness

Anyway glad it worked out well

i had one the same as you. Lying down late in the day, time up, no sign of blister coming no sign of any real change. Udder filled rapidly at the end. Thinking she was going to put out the blister. Couldn't see the bones moving the bones on her as she was a strong muscle, cow but not fat, about 11 years old. No sign of pushing or waters even appearing
Saw her at 2am no move,, saw before 6am and found cow calved, womb/vessel out and calf dead.

I'm guessing the calf was dead before calving but only guessing or it's possible she fell on it, Vet had to put her down as it was obvious she wasn't going to recover. some evidence of nerve damage. Caw was an easy calver bull and she popped it our herself.

So, I think would be better to interfere if you feel she isn't going to do it her self but that's a risk. My regret was not calling out the vet at 11pm. Calling the Vet at 6am was to put the cow down.

GiantPencil

Thanks all for the replies. She stopped this phantom pushing as the day went on and by the next morning it was as good as gone. Cow and calf are doing fine now

Parishlad

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These ladies are not overly bothered by the bad weather. 😀

Parishlad

Parishlad wrote: »

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These ladies are not overly bothered by the bad weather. 😀

Lad that is some shed!!

patsy_mccabe

Never knew pigs would eat each other alive. Nasty feckers.

https://www.facebook.com/cliff.grant.501

tanko

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Never knew pigs would eat each other alive. Nasty feckers.

https://www.facebook.com/cliff.grant.501

In fairness what are they supposed to do when they're starving to death.
Humans would do the same if we were starving.

patsy_mccabe

tanko wrote: »

In fairness what are they supposed to do when they're starving to death.
Humans would do the same if we were starving.

Look at the videos further down. Pigs look well fed to me.

Say my name

Quare set up here.
Elephant grass and a thing a ma jig.







I'm waiting on plumbing parts for the thing a ma jig and then those two bales will magically fit into the thing a ma jig.

Grazon

Say my name wrote: »

Quare set up here.
Elephant grass and a thing a ma jig.







I'm waiting on plumbing parts for the thing a ma jig and then those two bales will magically fit into the thing a ma jig.

What's the thing a ma jig

Say my name

Grazon wrote: »

What's the thing a ma jig

A pyramid biochar flame cap kiln with euro brackets for a tractor front end loader with plumbed quenching from underneath.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Say my name wrote: »

A pyramid biochar flame cap kiln with euro brackets for a tractor front end loader with plumbed quenching from underneath.

Ha, you got there just before me:D

Say my name

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Ha, you got there just before me:D

Yea in the carbon business it's called a Pbfckeutfelpqu.

Limestone Cowboy

As content as I have ever seen them in January.

RD10

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

As content as I have ever seen them in January.

When are they due?

Limestone Cowboy

RD10 wrote: »

When are they due?

Starting next week.

grassroot1

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Starting next week.

Is that not early for you?

Limestone Cowboy

grassroot1 wrote: »

Is that not early for you?

Ya...Very early. Seemed like a great idea last April when they had grass to their knees and the sun on their backs though :rolleyes:

ganmo

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Ya...Very early. Seemed like a great idea last April when they had grass to their knees and the sun on their backs though :rolleyes:

and it will this april when the calves are stretching out in that sun

golodge

The first calf his year. Out of 3rd calver, 284days gestation,sired by Tweeddale Lookout, 62kgs... Calved unassisted.

Hard Knocks

golodge wrote: »

The first calf his year. Out of 3rd calver, 284days gestation,sired by Tweeddale Lookout, 62kgs... Calved unassisted.

Super outfit

rushvalley

First calf of the year here... Haltcliff newton heifer

Seanhorse91

rushvalley wrote: »

First calf of the year here... Haltcliff newton heifer

Great calf. On paper he’s meant to be easy calving. Was there much of a pull?

rushvalley

Seanhorse91 wrote: »

Great calf. On paper he’s meant to be easy calving. Was there much of a pull?

Had to get the Jack out but the cow would have calved herself no problem if she tried any bit at all. Always spat out mbp calves by herself the last 5/6 years.

Base price

The first batch of 2020 calves arrived earlier last week. We corralled them in the feed passage to vaccinate them with Rispoval RS+PI3. We've added a few more since but I forgot to take photos.
Edit - feck it, the pic is sideways. I suppose that's better than my last effort when it was upside down.

Limestone Cowboy

The heifers coming yearlings now. Got no silage all winter. Just 3kg of meal and running around the winterage. Grand and warm looking with the exception of the white charolais.

High bike

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

The heifers coming yearlings now. Got no silage all winter. Just 3kg of meal and running around the winterage. Grand and warm looking with the exception of the white charolais.

they'r in savage condition, must be some minerals in that place

john mayo 10

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

The heifers coming yearlings now. Got no silage all winter. Just 3kg of meal and running around the winterage. Grand and warm looking with the exception of the white charolais.

They are in great shape. Serious heifers

Limestone Cowboy

funkey_monkey wrote: »

What density are you running on the winterage? It would be great to out winter some but our ground is awful in the winter - totally saturated to the point where walking on it yourself is a struggle.

Big drainage plans for it but doubt that will cure it sufficiently for wintering anything other than sheep.

Ah it'd be very low. Depends on the winterage too, some are more grassy than others. Have 14 weanlings in 16 acres there.