Had a heifer calve earlier with a really big Heifer calve (First was convinced it be a bull by the size of it)
Was presented fine but had to assist with the jack as it was a very large calve!
Heifer was dilated and fully opened up!
Ropes were put on correctly on the front feet as well, didnt need a massive amount of force from the jack and most of it was just taking up the slack from pushing gently on the bar and releasing the pressure!
Calve came out without being stuck at the hips etc but had the fall from where cow was standing on the crush base!
Now the calve has plenty of uo and go about it and has full movement of its 4 legs and can move its head but jist cannot stand, instead it is flailing about on the straw wanting to get up!
Tubed it fod the night and done best to prop it up but it just wriggled back to lying completely flat!
It is almost as if not got full control of back legs etc when tryna stand!
Do you tbink it is just a case of big calve, first time mother so smaller pelvis than normal and hopefully given time calve with manage to get up????
Or can you occasionally get them hurting themselves when they fall to the floor once finally out the cow???
Cheers
Was presented fine but had to assist with the jack as it was a very large calve!
Heifer was dilated and fully opened up!
Ropes were put on correctly on the front feet as well, didnt need a massive amount of force from the jack and most of it was just taking up the slack from pushing gently on the bar and releasing the pressure!
Calve came out without being stuck at the hips etc but had the fall from where cow was standing on the crush base!
Now the calve has plenty of uo and go about it and has full movement of its 4 legs and can move its head but jist cannot stand, instead it is flailing about on the straw wanting to get up!
Tubed it fod the night and done best to prop it up but it just wriggled back to lying completely flat!
It is almost as if not got full control of back legs etc when tryna stand!
Do you tbink it is just a case of big calve, first time mother so smaller pelvis than normal and hopefully given time calve with manage to get up????
Or can you occasionally get them hurting themselves when they fall to the floor once finally out the cow???
Cheers