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Post by rilie1 on Jan 31, 2017 15:06:42 GMT -6
We had surprise on Saturday. Walked out and found Legacy Jams Caisey with a new calf by her side! We're naming him Mackey, it's my mother's maiden name. I have question though, when we found him he had large lump of newborn poop stuck to his tail and right hind quarter. We finally caught the wily bugger, pinned him down, washed off the poop with warm water and pulled hairs for DNA. Today (two days later) I went out in the morning and there is another lump of poop stuck in the same spot. My thought is he might be pooping while laying down and it's getting stuck to him?? I didn't see any obvious physical defects while cleaning him up the first time but there was a lot of screaming and flailing of legs (and that was just my wife, the calf was upset too). Any reason I should worry about the calf?? He seems to have plenty of energy and spunk. Tyson
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Post by dexterfarm on Jan 31, 2017 16:49:34 GMT -6
congrats! I didn't know you had Caisey I have her mother Caitlin.
That is exactly what is happening pooping while laying down. Some do it more than others. Not an issue at all. That first poo is really nasty sticky stuff. The only thing you want to watch for is that they dont get to much build up and get their tail stuck down then you would want to clean or cut the hair enough to free it. Tip for catching young calves. Get them when they are sleepy and you can do just about anything to them. Not so much this time of year but in the hot spring or summer sun they will pass out so hard you can just pick them up and they just go limp. Scary the first time you think there is really something wrong. On hot summer day I will move them to the shade so they dont over heat. This is also a good way to help tame the calves pet them in the early morning hours when they are sleepy and laying down.
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Post by wvdexters on Feb 1, 2017 10:22:19 GMT -6
Congratulations on the new calf Tyson. That's always a great surprise.
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