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Closed herd unfortunately. She does have a possibility of a chance. Her partner in crime calves next week, and all the signs say twins. However, I think it’s more likely she’ll be gone. As others have said, one is unlucky twice is burgers. I just wondered if anyone else had heard of it.

She spent all of last year fostering anything that wanted a drink!

Yes, I think that is the general consensus. The intention was to get her in to calve in case it happened again, but she calved ten days early and with very little warning. Day before no bag, bones in one piece, next day dead calf. She’s one of the most docile of heifers too. Halter trained, and...

Have a three year old pedigree that has just had her second calf. First calf, born healthy - an hour later she had sat on it and killed it. She was just literally sat on top of it. Second calf born yesterday evening- calf was dead when I got there, but didn’t look like it had a stressful...