tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055569066328985456.post3059482172579506523..comments2024-03-13T07:39:20.988-05:00Comments on Dairy Daze...and Now Beyond: Bits and PiecesCalfkeeperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12481855231233879731noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055569066328985456.post-10782923360016769952008-04-12T12:24:00.000-05:002008-04-12T12:24:00.000-05:00donna-I sent you an email on this one. Usually we...donna-I sent you an email on this one. Usually we sell them one at a time; as they show up.<BR/><BR/>c-yes, I have been in on a terrible calving where hubby had to shoot the heifer. There was no saving her. It was awful and I felt so terrible for days afterwards. It's not easy losing them after you have put so much time and effort into them and let yourself get attached.Calfkeeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12481855231233879731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055569066328985456.post-72121510487304618442008-04-11T17:57:00.000-05:002008-04-11T17:57:00.000-05:00Oh, I can totally relate to this post! The "you ca...Oh, I can totally relate to this post! The "you can't save them all" bit really hit close to home. I was depressed yesterday, thinking that I may not be emotionally strong enough to be a farmer's wife! We lost a heifer and her calf yesterday.<BR/><BR/>Hubby asked me to help him deliver a calf. I knew this was serious since the cows usually deliver on their own. This heifer was at it for hours and hours and we tried to pull her calf. Still nothing but hooves showing. We called the vet and when he came he examined her and said that her uterus was ruptured and it seemed the calf died while the cow was trying to push. We were trying to get her to not push, but she wanted that calf out of her big time.<BR/><BR/>I was so depressed after. Imagine carrying a baby for its entire gestation period, only to lose it and then die too? I don't know why this particular experience really got to me. We've lost cows and calves before, but this time it was really hard for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251507898309184477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7055569066328985456.post-38481639116424928522008-04-11T16:30:00.000-05:002008-04-11T16:30:00.000-05:00Would you mind telling me how much you get for a b...Would you mind telling me how much you get for a bull calf? Next year when my heifer is fresh, we might think about traveling that far if we could buy four or five bull calves.<BR/><BR/>If you'd rather not say, it's no problem.Donna. Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393352099473686196noreply@blogger.com