When's calving starting 2022

Ya, at just 2 days old. No need to worry about it. I noticed that even when I start to feed very young calves meal, they pass some blood in the dung.

And that’s a wrap! Get took to day 3 to suck but glad to have all done.

I was thinking of using him on some heifers this year. he's supposed to be easy calving.

Waiting for a cow to calve here. She is gone 296 days and a day or two to go. Checked my records and last year she went 297 days.

Well she calved during the night. 298 days, but still 3 weeks earlier than last year. Large Bull calf.

Cow is Foreman x Alfy. Calf is from my own Gamin Bull.

Great breeding and a bag of milk to boot.

Have a foreman cow myself, calved 2 days after the tb test in February, day before the reading calves a great long Ampertaine Majestic bull calf on her own. No one spotted her. By the time we did, calf was dead. Absolutely sickening. Not sure was it a puck or what from the test, or did the calf die at birth, she was a few days early, but a serious calf.

Had told myself no passengers, so she was to go, even left her go a cycle or 2, then about a month ago I gave her a straw of Pabo Peredur, she kept 1st time. I don’t think it was her fault so I gave her 1 last chance, and with foreman straws making the money the are at the moment, she was worth the go.

Still sickened over her calf every time is look at her!

With calves like that we would give a "pink" tablet if it was still showing the following day. Did you check the temperature, the nose cold, still drinking milk.

We’re the born inside or outside, have you had any bother with crypto? Once calves are out, sucking and in good form i wouldn’t be too worried, heavy rain like today seems to make young calves scour plenty. Do you vaccinate cows for Rotavirus?

I think I’d take a sample of dung from the second pic calf before treatment and get it tested at the vets.

Yes they were born inside and let out after a day or two as soon as weather allowed.

Cows were done with Rotavec Corona alright. Have had a touch of blood scour in most calves this year but none really sick from it.

Out of interest what SH bull is she by?

I had bent front legs on a few animals this year. All came right. There is very little you can do other than hope for the best.

Happy days with twins!

Check his tongue, a cut on the tongue will be hurting, preventing him from sucking.

Yea he would have gotten about 2.5L when he was born and then tubed 3L the following morning. Had the vet out there, a naval infection and dehydrated as a result. Electrolytes and tablets for a couple of days and injections for a week will hopefully bring him round. Still doesn’t solve the sucking issue directly but hopefully it will come once he clears the other issues. There’s always something to go wrong with the buggers!