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[BBAcres]

Morning. Off to school then work. Hope everyone has a blessed day!!!!

 

[Kassaundra]

Nana that is great about your cow and calf being okay. I would have never thought about having to use chains to pull calves out, and having to pull that hard, wow.


Those are some fluffy chickens!!!

 

[RetiredArmyWife]

We are rejoicing this morning over a 1st time heifer and her new huge bull calf. We had to take her to the vet yesterday about 6:30 pm after she went into labor and began having difficulty. Our rule has always been to allow one hour from the time we first see feet before we intervene. If no progress has been made, we assist. It was very obvious that she had a big calf by the size of those feet and ankles.

After an hour, instead of assisting and chance losing the calf and/or the cow, we called and took her in. We have the equipment, but not the strength to pull at our age and would have had to take her in anyway. The calf was a whopper and of course had to be pulled which means chains around the front feet to pull and then chains around the back feet to hang it to drain the amniotic fluids...that makes for some tender feet that are hard to stand on. Momma had some bleeding and weakness in the hips herself. Vet said this was the first live calf pulled this month because we got her there early enough. Too many people wait too long because they don't want to pay the money...

We got them home and she immediately went to cleaning and urging the calf. We had to tube with artificial colustrum at 10:30 pm since it couldn't get up. This helped it make it thru the night.
This morning, we were prepared to milk her out, and work with the calf to keep him up. Momma cow has been encouraging the calf and the baby is up on it's own and attempting to feed.
A first time momma is difficult to work with some times since they have no experience, but Mother Nature is stronger. She will let the calf nurse here in a bit.

 

[Kassaundra]

Is it to late to plant garlic? I found a great sale on them so I got 12 now I am trying to decide whether to plant them or try and preserve them in oil.

 

[Sooner]

Last day to order shirts!!!! if your name is not listed I don't have your order.

 

[artsyrobin]

hey ksane- what do i have here...

 

[BlanchardOK]

Kass - I only plant garlic in the fall - then I can harvest bigger bulbs the next year.

 

[Ksane]

hey ksane- what do i have here...

3 and 5 aren't grown in enough to tell but 1, 2 and 4 I'm betting are girls. Kinda hard to tell on #2 because not alot has grown in yet. I'm positive 1 and 4 are girls though.
How old are they now? My Blue Salmon was hard to tell until his leg feathers came in because he was copper & gray colored instead of copper and black like a regular Salmon.

 

[upcdayz]

NanaKat - Congrats on the new calf. What a trooper that heifer is. Sounds like you all got her the help she needed in time. Pics? Your cochins are beautiful, too. They look so soft and fluffy!


There's a new face under one of the broodies this morning. Since it's not fluffed out yet I'll wait to get a closer look. All I could tell was that it has dark feathers. I was hoping for some more of those. Not expecting any more babies for a few more days.


Busy day ahead. Catch y'all later.

 

[Kassaundra]

Kass - I only plant garlic in the fall - then I can harvest bigger bulbs the next year.

Yea, I was kinda thinking it would probably be better if I oiled this garlic and got real planting garlic later in the year.