Posted by M Nut on March 20, 2010 at 16:01:08 from (74.33.31.93):
Well, it has been another busy day on the ranch. Thanks to all for advice on the calf with the broken leg. Ken, my apologies if I sounded rude this morning. It's not a good excuse, but I was dead tired from being up all night, I've got a nasty cold, and I was really frustrated and let down with myself that this happened. Anyway, here's the deal. Vet was out on emergency calls until 3:30 this afternoon. I met with the calf about 35 miles from home after his last call, and he put a cast on it. He said there was nothing I could have done different, it just happens sometimes. He said I'd be surprised how many times it happens even to vets. His thought are that it has a 90% chance of full recovery, and worst case would be that he walks stiff legged. Well, I am a beef farmer, and I eat beef, so I guess there is always a solution, if he doesn't heal well enough to sell with the rest this fall. It ended up costing $140, but to have live calf I can handle that. I am really hoping things improve, but when I got home about an hour ago, I had another cow calfing, and dad said she had been in labor the whole time I was gone. My brother and I were able to pull this calf without a mechanical puller, but it was all he and I together could handle. Calf and cow are both doing fine now. I don't mean to badmouth other's cattle, and I know many sewar by Angus but if this is what Angus calves are like, forget this! I'm going back to Gelbveih and that's it. Literally hadn't pulled a calf in years using Gelbveih bulls.
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