tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055569066328985456.post3015700556680632812..comments2024-03-13T07:39:20.988-05:00Comments on Dairy Daze...and Now Beyond: Still here in Missouri....Calfkeeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12481855231233879731noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055569066328985456.post-6290397770053501432008-04-02T11:29:00.000-05:002008-04-02T11:29:00.000-05:00The ravens basically peck the calves' eyes out whe...The ravens basically peck the calves' eyes out when they are down and then come back later in a group and finish the calves off. Hubby was upset that he wasn't there when it happened. There wasn't much he could do if they already started pecking at the eyes though. The calves can't see or move...they're basically goners by then. Depressing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251507898309184477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055569066328985456.post-67791080252612720882008-04-02T09:37:00.000-05:002008-04-02T09:37:00.000-05:00C-oh, that's too bad about the calves. I love get...C-oh, that's too bad about the calves. I love getting twins. We have had several sets since I have been here, but quite often one or both of them die. I didn't know ravens would do that to newborn calves. Death of your animals is so hard to deal with, and the calves going like that is the worst. <BR/><BR/>Hope the other twins do well.Calfkeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481855231233879731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055569066328985456.post-73878488707848618272008-04-01T22:08:00.000-05:002008-04-01T22:08:00.000-05:00I thank God that you are safe. My Step Bro in Pop...I thank God that you are safe. My Step Bro in Poplar Bluff was flooded out but is safe as well. Blessings and thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055569066328985456.post-1899798554915956612008-04-01T10:36:00.000-05:002008-04-01T10:36:00.000-05:00Wow! Glad you guys are okay and that your area was...Wow! Glad you guys are okay and that your area was not touched. I am always amazed at what Mother Nature can be capable of!<BR/><BR/>Glad all is good on the dairy! <BR/><BR/>As for us, our calving season started at the end of March. We had a set of twins born on Friday and a set of twins born on Saturday. This was shocking news. Two sets of twins in two days!?! I had a really bad feeling in my stomach for some reason. It was like it was a bad sign or something. The second set of twins died only hours after being born. A huge group of ravens pecked their eyes out and killed them. Devastating. <BR/><BR/>Seriously, some days I don't know if I'm hardcore enough to be a farmer's wife! I don't take this part of farming well at all. Those calves are so precious and I hate seeing things like that happen to them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251507898309184477noreply@blogger.com