Dead calf

LirW

First, if that's the wrong forum please move it.

So as we all know there's snow across the country.
On my school run every day I pass this cattle farm several times a day. They have plenty of fields and would bring the cattle out to the fields every day in the morning past 9 and back in the afternoon.
The last few days I noticed in one of the fields a calf on its very own, every time I passed it.
This morning I was driving past the field again and the calf was there, lying in a strange position, I got a minor shock. Dropped my boy off and went past the field again, very slow speed. That calf looked more than done. It had its head far back, was lying on its side and eyes open. Couldn't notice a breath or anything that you'd most likely see when it's so cold.

I don't know what I want to hear but that was slightly unsettling. Now I'm usually not biased in that regard and maybe there's an explanation what it could have happened.
I just feel sorry for it.

DBB

Hi op,
I'll move this over to the Forestry and Farming forum, as the good folk there should have a better idea of what was going on here.
Please be aware that a different charter now applies.
Thanks,
DBB

jimini0

Do you know the farmer?
Call I to him as tell him you seen a calf in his field that you think might be sick or something. He won't be long getting rid of it

patsy_mccabe

What are you asking us exactly? Do we think the calf is dead? Do we think it was mistreated?

_Brian

LirW wrote: »

First, if that's the wrong forum please move it.

So as we all know there's snow across the country.
On my school run every day I pass this cattle farm several times a day. They have plenty of fields and would bring the cattle out to the fields every day in the morning past 9 and back in the afternoon.
The last few days I noticed in one of the fields a calf on its very own, every time I passed it.
This morning I was driving past the field again and the calf was there, lying in a strange position, I got a minor shock. Dropped my boy off and went past the field again, very slow speed. That calf looked more than done. It had its head far back, was lying on its side and eyes open. Couldn't notice a breath or anything that you'd most likely see when it's so cold.

I don't know what I want to hear but that was slightly unsettling. Now I'm usually not biased in that regard and maybe there's an explanation what it could have happened.
I just feel sorry for it.

It possibly died.
Or maybe it is fine and will be with it’s mother tomorrow.

Base price

Why didn't you go to the farmers yard and tell them.
A true story: One morning a few years ago OH and I were in the lorry traveling on back roads between Virginia and Oldcastle, Co. Meath. I noticed (over the hedge) a ewe lying on her back. We stopped but there was no gate visible entrance through the hedge so we stopped at the first farm yard which was about 150yds away. The gate was locked but I climbed over shouting "Hello, is there anyone about" - no response. I ran further down the road to the first house and knocked on the door and a disheveled sleepy young man answered. I told him that we saw a ewe on her back and could he ring the farmer to let them know.
He was the farmer and thanked me for letting him know about the ewe. He told me that he'd been busy lambing and only got to bed two hours before.
Edit: I later found out through an honorable man who used to be our meal merchant (unfortunately now deceased) that the ewe lived and had two healthy lambs.