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Calves drop when the pressure drops
Calves drop when the pressure drops. It’s TRUE. Around here, any ways. Whenever a storm hits and the air pressure drops, we can ALWAYS count on having lots of babies. Today was that day, well it actually started last night. We had 8 new baby calves born today. Yesterday we had 4. Our average is 2 or 3. Fortunately only one had to be brought to the corral to be helped. Usually when the weather is bad like it was today, it seems like they all need help eating. I’d like to know if there is a scientific reason as to why more cows have their calves when the pressure…
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You can read a cow by how much snot they’re blowing
Today I was reminded of why I do not like doing the doctoring (and most of the time do not) when it comes to vaccinating the new baby calves. One of the cows that had a baby today was not very nice. The cow has to be very, very mellow before I will doctor it’s calf. This is my reason. My Farmer walked up to the momma cow to check to see if the new baby had eaten. He gets pretty close to her and she charges at him. Just real short and quick but it was a charge. My Farmer steps back in a bit of a shock then…
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Early Morning Check
For the past 6 years or so I have been doing the midnight check during calving season. I had chosen this check because it was easier for me to stay up late then to get up early. This year, the schedule is different. Our son has taken the night check, my Farmer does the 2am check, which leaves me with the 5am check. In the past, this shift would NOT have worked for me. Remember I am not a morning person. However, with all the snow we had been plowing in February, which meant getting up at 3am to start, this 5am shift isn’t a problem this year. I seem…
