Farming Chit Chat sticks it to six.

Gerry Adams on rural crime. Good one.

Big problem around here. Elderly people are being attacked here in their own homes. Easy targets.:mad:

Lucinda got a good response.

Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »

I have a cow that hurt herself, leg is fecked. I think I'm going to call the knack in the morning. Thing is she's 7 weeks from calving. If I induce her what's the chances of getting a live calve? Any one have-to do it this early before?

Seven weeks from 9 months or seven weeks to est calving date? About two extra weeks difference there.

And how fecked is fecked? I'd ask your vet to be honest, if the cow is for the dogs you could give her something to help the lungs form and give the calf the best chance of survival.

Never wrestle with pigs wrote: »

7 from proper date of calving. Think she's proper fecked.

Broken leg? I dunno, you could take a chance and inject her with steroids for the lungs tomorrow but it could take a couple of days to work. Wouldn't be nice leaving her in pain that long. Then again, doesn't the inducing take the same sort of time.

Bit of a catch 22 situation eh. I'd prob chance it, depending on the calf breed. Dose the cow up with painkillers for a couple of days and keep her mobility restricted to nothing if at all possible. It would be more for peace of mind in my own head that I'd tried it at least, attempt to save one rather than condemn both lives.