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I have a first calf heifer due in 2 weeks. She’s just now ever so slightly starting to bag. My previous first calf heifers began bagging over a month before calving. Is there a lot of variation on bagging up for first calf heifers?

Unfortunately the cow ended up drying up and we are bottle feeding the calf now. Mama cow went to the auction!

Too bad, sorry that happened to you. But thank goodness for the Polaris. We sold out about a year ago. Quickly realized how much we actually used it!

Update: gave the calf his bottle tonight and after he went right over to mama and found a teat. I’m in shock. Been giving mama cow some grain while I give him a bottle. Might try tomorrow only 1/2 bottle and give her grain and see if he will continue to nurse from her. She did nudge him away a...

Always difficult to not get attached. But, it’s the life we live!

Yes calf is for sure hungry and vigorous. As soon as I’d take off the side board to the chute, baby would get right up in there and nurse. I would let him nurse until he was full and walked away. Did that 3 times, once with the ace/oxytocin. I know he’s hungry because when I go over to check on...

True. Thank you for the input. Since my original goal was to finish and butcher the heifer, I’ll keep her and grain her out with the other 5 I have, and feed the bottle calf.

Tried that. Didn’t care one bit afterwards.

I just realized what the joke was referring to. That’s what I get for little to no sleep lol!

Thanks all. I would keep trying but this cow has been a pain. She broke out of the chute the first attempt (stupid me didn’t have the head gate closed all the way from the night before), and she went up to the top of the pasture. We finally got her back down the hill. But once she’s in the...

Had to pull a calf on Tuesday night, at approximately 11pm. Had a rough birth, and mama got up and walked away after he was born. Vet tubed calf and administered Draxxin and Bose at approximately 1am Wednesday morning. Calf stayed inside that night. He was extremely weak and we have had low...

Actually he’s not, he’s pretty big. I have a hard time picking him up and I’m used to moving hay and grain.

And no, his joints look totally fine, nothing broken or out of place

She’s not docile, unfortunately. I will ask my vet today about the Madigan squeeze when she comes today to tube again. I am assuming he just had a really tough birth but I will ask. Thanks again!

Thanks TC! I think we got him out right in time otherwise he would have been a goner… his tongue is in his mouth so not swollen anymore. I would like to put him with mama this morning but he’s still not getting up on his own. I’m thinking see about getting him up a few times today, and then...

Ended up having to pull the calf last night. He was pretty lethargic and not wanting to stand. Tongue was swollen so would not take a bottle of colostrum. Took to vet and they tubed him, have him BoSe, and Draxxin. Got him up and standing this morning but very uneasy. Going to try to give a...

Yes also true… thanks for the input! I will try deworming her again with something else.

She is actually right next to my house now so I can check her every hour and have been. Thanks for your advice.

My initial plan was to use her as a feeder calf and finish her out to butcher.

Yes, I agree. I purchased her from someone who does not practice good management, and some to find out, lets his bull run with all of his cattle. I spoke with my vet about giving her a Lute injection, however, since she was with the bull the whole time, we did not know how far along she was (or...