Bones not moving

[Alicecow]

Update.

Cow wasn't doing much at 2pm. By 5.45pm had 2 feet and a nose visible but wasn't able to progress further.
Ended up with vet returning and a hard enough pull, thought calf was dead but wasn't quite, but was swollen.
Injection to get rid of swelling. Milk cow and stomach -tube into calf. Bedded down now and left them for now. Should be ok tomorrow.

 

[yellowbelly]

Bedded down now and left them for now. Should be ok tomorrow.

Fingers crossed

 

[Philip Watkins]

Update.

Cow wasn't doing much at 2pm. By 5.45pm had 2 feet and a nose visible but wasn't able to progress further.
Ended up with vet returning and a hard enough pull, thought calf was dead but wasn't quite, but was swollen.
Injection to get rid of swelling. Milk cow and stomach -tube into calf. Bedded down now and left them for now. Should be ok tomorrow.

How are they today?

 

[Alicecow]

How are they today?

His head is still a bit swollen but he'd been up and about by this morning and her bag looked sucked. He was out of his cosy little bed and down near the gate with herself so they went out to the field and seem very happy out there.
Will wait for the swelling to go before I start assaulting him with tags and hot irons.
Named him Len after bishop brennan of father ted fame!

 

[Philip Watkins]

@Alicecow all sounds good

 

[Alicecow]

@Alicecow all sounds good

Hopefully
Not induced one before. Apparently they then often/usually end up as a pull as the cow doesn't open up properly. So I'm told.
However this calf is quite big and rangey, not pocket sized like her first one by any means.

Next one to calve is now a week overdue to the same bull

 

[AGN76]

His head is still a bit swollen but he'd been up and about by this morning and her bag looked sucked. He was out of his cosy little bed and down near the gate with herself so they went out to the field and seem very happy out there.
Will wait for the swelling to go before I start assaulting him with tags and hot irons.
Named him Len after bishop brennan of father ted fame!

DON'T CALL ME LEN YOU LITTLE #€@*!

 

[Alicecow]

DON'T CALL ME LEN YOU LITTLE #€@*!

But she did need a kickupthearse to shove him out

 

[Alicecow]

Len having his first rain shower!