Surviving Minnesota!

[Bogtown Chick]

edited...as it was a double post and BYC is acting goofy.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

That building is special!!

It was built by my grandpa in early 1900's. It was on the original homestead homesite. My Dad moved it when we moved to this house, (started in 1890 circa)

It was a granary. Hard to believe when you compare it to the grain bins we had later on. When I was a kid we stored our seed rye in there. It has an attic and treasures galore! My Dad put a tin/steel roof on it 40 years ago, I am thinking of ripping it off and putting a more original wood shake roof like it use to have.


My Folks added a "lean too" to the south side of it, I would like to rip that off and restore it, but I really have to think about anything I do to that building. I do think I am going to throw some paint at it, I know it will ruin the look some, but not painting it I will lose the building, I think.

When you come to Runnings You have to look inside of it. I wood like to make a "summer bar" in there but I hate to do much to it.

I could tell it was a special building and now hearing the story it can see that it is even more so. Love it. If you haven't told your kids the story of it...do. Love it. I love the idea to restore it too. Those should be your next projects Ralphie.

 

[duluthralphie]

Here's something Else Rhetts that May be helpful ....or scary (sorry if it is) But anyways if you decide to scrub-in and do a position check on the wee one.

Those are all "wrong" positions.
At some point you just have to bite the bullet and go in..

I have done it a couple times, It is not fun. The first position while not right is manageable and maybe the position you have to get the calf too. Breech is bad unless the back legs are perfectly lined up and headed out the canal. Similar to picture 5 without the front legs mixed in. All of them require pulling the calf. Which is always risky.


Growing up on a farm way back then was gory and yucky as I think back..

 

[duluthralphie]

Oh my!!

I spelled would ..wood


How ignorant am I! I hope that was spellcheck and not me!

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Yes...when I found the picture it said abnormal calve positioning.

The link I posted before gives directions for guiding calves in these abonormal to normal position. With that swollen back hind...I'm suspicious that little guy has been pushing back with the wrong body part.

I wonder if Rhetts has a puller bar and calf chains.

 

[duluthralphie]

That is very possible.

Us internet vets are worry warts..( read "us" as me.) It is easy to be an expert from afar when you have no vested interest. My thought are with Rhett and her cow on this whole ordeal.

 

[duluthralphie]

Yes...when I found the picture it said abnormal calve positioning.

The link I posted before gives directions for guiding calves in these abonormal to normal position. With that swollen back hind...I'm suspicious that little guy has been pushing back with the wrong body part.

I wonder if Rhetts has a puller bar and calf chains.

We never had them. We used twines, ropes and whatever we could find. I know once we used the C. That cow was sold as butcher cow when she was safe to eat. (to South St Paul Livestock Market, My Dad's typical cull cow spot)

 

[lvie]

Morning frozen friends! It's going to be almost 70 down here this weekend! Are you guys thawing out too?

Ralph...not sure I'd trust a feral cat.

SHUT UP! (said like on friends say it to each other - so LOL) 70? In January? In the Northern Hemisphere. We usually vaca on a warm beach in the Caribbean. ANY time I had to travel for business - no matter how nice it was the day before I arrived - it turned cold the day I arrive. EVERYONE would say to me (knowing I am Minnesotan) 'We don't understand. It was just (temp) yesterday. Sorry about the weather.' Which was always warmer than where I had come from.

Good Morning!

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Oh...I'm an Internet Googler Worry Wart myself. LOL.

 

[lvie]

I have an ideal spot to build a turkey coop (on the back side of that pole shed Ralphie) MY DH would birth a cow! LOL. I think I have the hang of building coops and runs down - he won't let me use any of his saws - so I use the old fashion kind if need be. I BET I could do it. I used to spend HOURs watching my Dad while I was growing up. And he would tell me 'get me the . . . . ' and I learned the tools. Sure miss him.