Category: calves
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Calves Everywhere
I don't know that I have ever had heifers calve out so fast. It's only 14 days into the first cycle and we are all ready over 60% done. At this rate we will easily make 75% of the heifers calved out in the first cycle. I throw that magical number out because all the…
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New Baby
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/calfchick02092006?full=1'><img width='250' height='167' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/calfchick02092006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>This calf doesn't seem to know what to make of the chicken going by. A lot of times the new mothers won't even let the chickens in the pen with their babies. It's real funny to see a cow chase a chicken off.</center><br />n<br />
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Do Over Day
Today was one of those once ever 3 months, do over days. Days you really wish that you could do over again. <br />n<br />nCalving went pretty good overnight but the problems started once the sun came up. I went to start the tractor so i could feed and guess what? A flat tire on…
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Cold Weather
The past few days have been something. The cold weather, down to 20 below, and the wind, windchills to 40 below, has really made calving miserable. Luckily I'm only calving the heifers right now and I do that here at the house where I have a barn to pu them in.<br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/misc/barn02172006?full=1'><img width='250'…
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Shelter
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/shelter02162006'><img width='250' height='188' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/shelter02162006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The Heifers and their calves that are back to their home are using this rock formation for shelter from the nasty wind and cold weather nature is inflicting on us right now. This calf was loath to come out of the shelter of the rocks…
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Before and After
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/newmom02132006?full=1'><img width='250' height='167' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/newmom02132006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>New momma laying with her baby on the nice warm day before the cold and snowy weather hit.</center><br />n<br />n<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/newmom02132006.thumb.jpg'><img width='250' height='167' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/views/snow02142006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>The fresh snow, cold and cloudy weather will make things very interesting for the next week…
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Cute
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/calf02102006?full=1'><img width='640' height='427' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/calf02102006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />nCute little fella if you ask me. We have a heck of a cold snap in the forecast as coming our way and by the end of the week we are supposed to be looking at high temperatures of below zero. That makes for miserable…
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Muddy Critter
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Cow-Pixs/mudcalf02082006?full=1'><img width='250' height='167' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Cow-Pixs/mudcalf02082006.thumb.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>Do you want to know what happens when mom decides to calve next to the water tank? A muddy calf. She's cleaned him up pretty well and he's doing fine and they are in a little drier spot. I'll have to see what happens after…
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Fresh Born
<center><a href='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/Calves/justborn02062006'><img width='640' height='410' border='0' hspace='5' src='http://www.sarpysam.net/gallery/albums/Calves/justborn02062006.sized.jpg' alt='' /></a></center><br />n<br />n<center>This calf is just under two hours old. His mom had cleaned him up and he's had his first meal and he's wandering around checking things out. I love it when mom manages these things all on her own with no help from me. Makes…
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Success and Failure
Failure, it sounds so horrible but that's what I would call it I guess. Yesterday I watched one of the heifers mess around all day long. Not really calving but acting funny. About 10 last night I finally decided that what had happened was like on my <a href="http://nowherethoughts.net/sarpysam/archives/1472-Omens.html">omen</a> heifer a few weeks ago. The…