a new arrival

About a week ago while doing chores here at home I was looking at one of the heifers in the feedlot while she was eating. I stood there for a minute and then I hollered at nick. I said "you notice anything about that heifer?" He walked over and said "yep, shes pregnant". I put my head down and said "I was hoping I was seeing things". Sooooo we had a pregnant heifer in muddy feedlot eating a lot of grain everyday, this is a problem. We sorted her off a couple days later and got her over to the Higgs farm with the rest of the heifers and cows. Of course the big concern was how big is this calf going to be. She has been in the feedlot since august and has been getting a heavy ground ear corn diet. She was in a seperate pen at the Higgs farm so we could keep and eye on here and work with her when the time came. Well today was the day.
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Logan and I went over there a second time this morning and she was going to try to have the calf soon. After me pacing around the shed for a couple hours waiting on her, my friend tom came and pulled him for us. His front feet were turned back. Tom turned his feet and we tried pulling by hand but had no luck. I got the racthet puller out of the office and in a couple minutes we had him out and with mom. So we lost a heifer in the feedlot but gained a cow and a nice bull calf.
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Tom was very fast and efficent in getting him out but we put a pretty hard pull on his front legs. He was very wobbly with his fronts and his back legs wanted to slip on the concrete. I held him up for a minute and he got his balance and this was him standing nervously on his own the first time.
You guys think we are nuts but some animals get names around here, it just happens. Meet Orlistus. We had a neighbor pass away this past week and that was his real first name, most of us knew him as bob. So this way I will remember his real name and think of my neighbor everytime I see this little calf running around the pasture. I am a little goofy like that. Mom and calf are doing fine. I guess we will add her to the cow herd now.

Lesson for the day. Never underestimate the value of a good friend, especially the kind that will come help pull a calf when they should be putting their own NH3 on, thanks tom!
bill

Glad it worked out for you all the way around.

A set of pullers has been the best money I have ever spent in the cow business. Bought them about 6 years ago after have'n to get the vet to pull a few. They have only been off the barn wall one time, and that was to pull one for a neighbor.

Dave

Good for you! Had a foal last week that was a little off positioned with only one leg coming out. I was at work and wife was home by herself (pretty much the norm for foaling). She called me, but before I could get home, she had repositioned and delivered the baby herself. By looking at her (wife) it was hard to figure out which one came out of the mare :roll: .



Dave

PS. Sure wish you'd quit using photobucket, it's blocked on our computers and I can't see your pics :lol:

(quoted from post at 20:02:12 04/10/10) They have only been off the barn wall one time, and that was to pull one for a neighbor.

Dave

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Better to have and not need than need and not have.........
My wife hates it when I say that :roll:

My wife is pregnant now and she hates when I say we are take'n our pullers to the hospital with us so we won't have to pay to use theirs.

Dave

Thats a good looking little hefer calf you have there..)

I should know better than to reply to a post like this but I am going to take up for Bill here. I have been looking a photo's of Bill's critters for a pretty good while here. Bill's critters live a better life than many people deserve. Now please don't be bad mouth'n animal agriculture on a tractor website, Santa's watching you!

Dave

Plowboy try that type of humor closer to the due date and you might not have a another child. LOL

Nice looking calf there. Glad all worked out good for you. As other mentioned, I too appreciate the great care you give to your animals. A true farmer indeed!

We had a young heifer that met a young bull we had and I moticed from my observation window she was really making udder. Son was watching her close because she was so small She was straining and son checked and he ha the nephew bring the pullers snd he got another bull. Everybody fine.
Itis spring everywhere.
gitrib.

I really appreciate the pictures you post. I am restoring a John Deere A. So after I check the John Deere discussion forum to see if I can learn anything there, I check here to see if you have posted new pictures. Ever consider setting up your own website or blog? You write well too. Just makes for a nice day when I can imagine life on your farm. Thanks.

Nice calf there . There are three new ones out at my buddy's as of thursday . I have been going out and helping with chores since his boy broke his arm big time . i did not have to go out friday or yesterday . as He did not have to work . But monday i will have to to grind feed and do the feeding . we still have 7 more of last years calfs to move into the feed lot and hoping that the new auger bit arrives so we can get started on the fence to open up the new pasture. we stopped work on it last year because of the rock ledge that is about a foot down and runs for over a half mile . last week we ordered a 4 .5 inch rock bit for the skid steer and they clam that it will drill thru anything , we will see .

Thank you so much for your tribute to Grandpa Bob. It is wonderful to hear stories of how he touched someone's life. I think he would get a chuckle from this one.

My father's (Robert) favorite story from when we had cattle is of the bull that kept getting out and he would have to track it down. Even with blinders and a chain it could jump a chest high fence. This is a very abbreviated version of the story. Hopefully, your little guy will be a bit more laid back.
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