Preemie calf

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:50 pm

Had a cow go down wed night sometime found her thur morning got her up and put her in the corral last night she went down again couldnt get up or even stand when I lifted her with a sling with the tractor babysat her all night put her down this morning and cut out this little bull calf 52 lbs and doing well by the wood stove tubed him with some colostrum he wasnt due till janurary 18. after sorting out what happened wolves were running the fence line and the whole herd ran to the barn she ran into a alder thicket knocked her down on a slope with snow and ice and she cast against the tree clump with her legs uphill. wolves have been on the mtn the last week and howling at night. danny

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:58 pm

Well, hopefully the little guy makes it. Sounds like 24/7 duty w/those big dogs running around. Hope you were able to salvage the cow.

ollogger · Post by **ollogger** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 9:08 pm

well thats to bad bout momma, hope the calf makes it for ya
And those responsible need a dose of the 3 SSS

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:18 pm

I've saved a couple of those premies, but pnuemonia is the biggest threat with them.
Lots of luck and sure hope you get to clean that mtn out of vermin..
Not sure which is worse the wolf our their two legged supporters.

samb · Post by **samb** » Fri Dec 16, 2011 11:31 pm

Nice c-section Danny! Good luck, I hope that little calf thrives. I am gonna try and shoot a wolf this year hope they come in to my Elk talk meewing.

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:36 am

Yea Kim I got a butcher in he dressed her out and the meat went to a struggling family, Don your right if it wasnt for supporters

thankfully now I can deal with them legally if I catch them. we knocked down 2 yotes last week they were running on top the hayliage tubes one of them dug into the tube made a mess usually I let the yotes stay until the cows start calving as they catch gophers and mice and if they are around and singing the wolves are elsewhere. The calf is in the shop under a heat lamp and getting milk every 2-3 hrs till I can graft him on another cow that will take him. danny

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:50 am

Hope he makes it , and it sounds like you've got him as good of a start as you possibly can.

Paladin · Post by **Paladin** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:57 am

I never had the wolf problem growing up but raised a couple of barn animals in a part of the house to keep them alive until they were strong enough to go back out. Good luck with it.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:15 am

BigSky56 wrote:Yea Kim I got a butcher in he dressed her out and the meat went to a struggling family

Good on ya, Danny.

Borregos · Post by **Borregos** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:45 am

kimwcook wrote:
BigSky56 wrote:Yea Kim I got a butcher in he dressed her out and the meat went to a struggling family
Good on ya, Danny.

+1

mikld · Post by **mikld** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 12:06 pm

I gotta say I'm impressed. I was born and raised in the south central part of Los Angeles and this is completely foreign to me. I had a cat that liked to have her litters on my bed, but for the most part of my life, the closest thing I've seen to real farm living and/or livestock was on TV. I was in my early 30s before I realized how sick city living can be. Mebbe a lot of you fellers take this kind of post for granted, as every day life, but I like hearing about it...

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:47 pm

Great work Danny. hope he takes to another cow. otherwise, your going to get a might tired.

gamekeeper · Post by **gamekeeper** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 6:41 am

Danny, as I've said before, you sure "live the life" I hope one day you find time to write a book about it.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 1:24 pm

Someday I plan on going and sitting down with Danny for a cup. Maybe this coming year things will slow down and I can get some serious time in on my horses. That way I can take'em to Danny's and go riding with him in some of his beautiful country.

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Sun Dec 18, 2011 11:00 pm

Kim you need to do that before they round us up and put us on a reservation or something. danny

guido4198 · Post by **guido4198** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:27 am

Good Man Danny.
Best of luck with the Calf. I spent a few years on the prairie...Central Nebraska...and know how difficult it can be to save a calf.
Best Wishes.

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:22 pm

Little guy Is doing good standing on his own and I dont have to tube him anymore he is nursing from a bottle , his lungs have cleared up no more coughing plus no scours. danny

Don McDowell · Post by **Don McDowell** » Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:42 pm

Yessir that's the battle

Good job Danny..

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:26 am

My grandfather had an orphan calf one summer when we were there to visit. He normally would have put it down, but he did have a nursing bucket and we kids took it on ourselves (with his help) to feed it. It followed us around like a puppy. After we left he kept it up and it was his heel cow - it would follow him everywhere he went on the farm.

antilley · Post by **antilley** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 8:42 am

BigSky56 wrote:Yea Kim I got a butcher in he dressed her out and the meat went to a struggling family,

+1

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:26 am

The lady I refer to as mom thrives on raising calves on a bottle like that. I kid her that she's more protective of those little buggers than their own momma would be. Good luck Danny!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:56 am

Borregos wrote:
kimwcook wrote:
BigSky56 wrote:Yea Kim I got a butcher in he dressed her out and the meat went to a struggling family
Good on ya, Danny.
+1

+2

BigSky56 wrote:Little guy Is doing good standing on his own and I dont have to tube him anymore he is nursing from a bottle , his lungs have cleared up no more coughing plus no scours. danny

Excellent, half the battle accomplished. Prayers for his continued good luck.

pokey · Post by **pokey** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:03 pm

headaches, heartaches, and backaches.

ahhhh, the life of a rancher.

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