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moving heifers just prior to calving
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<blockquote data-quote="dph" data-source="post: 192306" data-attributes="member: 2112"><p>Wanted some of your opinnions on this topic. Had a heifer last night that looked like she was going to calf at about dark. Didn't have any reason to believe it was going to be a big deal, but wanted to be able to check on her later and get her in if needed. So we brought her up to the calving barn, and left her in a pen with the barn lights on, and the yard lot light on. She became incredibly nervous, circling the pen. After about 4 hours of no progress, besides her water breaking about half an hour before pulling (around 11), we pulled the calf. It was hard, she hadn't got the feet out, wasn't dialated well, etc. Once we got him out (around 70 pounds or so, easily should have came unassisted), she refused to claim him, so I think we have a bottle calf.</p><p></p><p>If she would have needed assistance, we wouldn't have been able to get her in, in the dark. Sometimes, though, it seems moving them to a new location makes them ancy and really throws them off. Of course now I am second guessing, wishing I would have left her alone. At least we didn't lose the calf. Any thoughts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dph, post: 192306, member: 2112"] Wanted some of your opinnions on this topic. Had a heifer last night that looked like she was going to calf at about dark. Didn't have any reason to believe it was going to be a big deal, but wanted to be able to check on her later and get her in if needed. So we brought her up to the calving barn, and left her in a pen with the barn lights on, and the yard lot light on. She became incredibly nervous, circling the pen. After about 4 hours of no progress, besides her water breaking about half an hour before pulling (around 11), we pulled the calf. It was hard, she hadn't got the feet out, wasn't dialated well, etc. Once we got him out (around 70 pounds or so, easily should have came unassisted), she refused to claim him, so I think we have a bottle calf. If she would have needed assistance, we wouldn't have been able to get her in, in the dark. Sometimes, though, it seems moving them to a new location makes them ancy and really throws them off. Of course now I am second guessing, wishing I would have left her alone. At least we didn't lose the calf. Any thoughts? [/QUOTE]
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