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Eating calving ropes

  • 31-03-2017 4:47am
    #1
    ELP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭


    As the title says I calves a cow last night she needed a bit of a pull. She was sick all evening so when calf hit the ground a quickly got the iodine on naval. She then turned and decided she didn't want me there so I left without getting ropes of feet.
    She is still a bit lively this morning but no sign of ropes.
    Would she have eaten them if so am I in trouble or would they pass through her.


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  • #2
    Sam Kade
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,313 ✭✭✭✭Sam Kade


    Doubtful, they came off the calf's legs are in the straw somewhere.


  • #3
    patsy_mccabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,123 ✭✭✭✭patsy_mccabe


    Get her into another pen and get down on your knees looking. (The ropes are only meant to go in the other end.)


  • #4
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,216 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    My dog ate one of the calving ropes about a month ago, he's still here


  • #5
    einn32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭einn32


    They are in the straw I reckon. I often lost the ropes on top of the straw bedding. Cursing at 2am looking for ropes and they in front of me is great craic.


  • #6
    whelan2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,216 ✭✭✭✭whelan2


    The red and blue calving ropes are great. Thw white ones are hard to see in the straw


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  • #7
    ELP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭ELP


    I'll get her moved when I get home and she has a bit quieter and search for them.
    Thanks for the replies


  • #8
    ELP
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 180 ✭✭ELP


    Just searched pen for ropes and found 1. I'm hoping that the other is buried in the muck and straw. There is only a hard core floor in pen so is hard to clean.


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