Calving started today with a bang, first a nice looking healthy dark red bull. Then 2 hours later one cow that wasn't even in my wife's radar wanted into the birthing area so she knew something was going on. She had a heifer calf that might weigh 20 lbs. It's so small my wife had to go Family Dollar and get a baby bottle to try and get some milk into it. We did manage to get a few ounces of colostrum out of the other mama cow but her calf had nearly drained her, the little one's mama doesn't even have any milk yet. We got some milk out of the Holstein and did manage to get 3-4 oz. total into it so far. The little girl is weak, very weak. If she makes it through the night it'll be a miracle.
"Lil One"
Calving season started today, pics
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