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Michael Soldan

02-02-2006 16:36:56




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About a week ago I put this cow in a pen by herself as I figured by the calendar she was close to calving. She wasn't happy about being separated but over the time she got quiet, I talked to her while I was choring and I could reach over the gate and pet her, rub her forehead. The last couple of days she bagged up good and I was pretty sure it would be soon, this morning a nice new calf was there at her side. Well I started talking to her and was standing looking at her calf. I reached over to pet her, she stood real still,staring and then she charged the gate, I was out of the way about the time she hit it, she was meaning business and I guess I ain't gonna be touching that calf or ear tagging it anytime soon. She sure is protective. My two neighbours came in and I told them I had a new calf, one fella stared to walk back the aisle to the pen, she was in full charge toward the gate when he saw her coming, decided he didn't need to look at the calf today. I won't be stepping into that pen nor will I ever get between Bossy and her calf..a very scary Maternity Ward!...Mike in Exeter Ontario

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barnrat

02-05-2006 04:56:26




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 Re: Maturnity Ward in reply to Michael Soldan, 02-02-2006 16:36:56  
Alot people don't realize how nasty a new mother can be. Id personally reather deal with a mean old Jersey bull then a fresh first calf heifer. I've gotten myself pretty banged up trying to save a calf that she was tryin to kill. I found I had less problems when they calved out on pasture with other "mothers" around. So in the winter time I tried to simulate that by opening up my calving area so springers can co mingle.

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730 virgil

02-04-2006 19:10:17




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 Re: Maturnity Ward in reply to Michael Soldan, 02-02-2006 16:36:56  
those cows and new calves aren't a good place to be my old cow had a dead bull calf last summer and i tried to be super farmer and revive the calf i got a heck of a good head butt with a horn some loose teeth spit out some blood i know i got off lucky as she is one tough cookie as good brood cow i can do anything i need with her just don't push it with her calf



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Jimmy King

02-03-2006 01:23:33




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 Re: Maturnity Ward in reply to Michael Soldan, 02-02-2006 16:36:56  
New momma cows can be more dangerous, than a bull some times. I milked Jerseys and never had a cow charge me, but I never turned my back on them. When I was carrying the calf I always kept it between me and the cow. I had a friend that dived into his truck seat, the cow hit his foot on the bottom and jimmied up his leg, it bothered him the rest of his life.



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Tom in TN

02-02-2006 17:13:38




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 Re: Maturnity Ward in reply to Michael Soldan, 02-02-2006 16:36:56  
Mike,

That's a great story. I was amused to see you referring to that pen as a maternity ward. I have a small paddock that I put my expectant cows in shortly before they calve. I call it my maternity ward. I'm the only one around here who uses that terminology and the real farmers get a kick out of it when I refer to as such.

Good luck with your new calf. I hope it turns out to be great success.

Tom in TN

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