Did they just turn 2 or are they in the 2's? There are a lot of potential problems. I live with heifer calving issues since I've not sold a heifer calf since 1998. I breed all mine out and sell as either springers, cows and calves, or sell cull cows.
With heifers close to 2, and slightly under there may be some pulls. I usually lose 1 out of 30 or so every year no matter how close I check them. Calf wise, I usually end up saving about 8 out of 10.
As to challenges, heifers dont really know what to do. Nature tells them but sometimes they listen better than others. I saved one calf last week. She had him in a good spot except it rained 2 inches that night and we had snow melt. Little guy was right where the water was running. I got him in the tractor cab, got some rehydrated colostrum in him, and toweled him off good. She kept wanting to leave when he was out of sight but I managed to get him warm enough to get back to her before she got too far away. They made up and he seems fine now. 19 more to go here.....
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Today's Featured Article - Listening to Your Tractor - by Curtis Von Fange. Years ago there was a TV show about a talking car. Unless you are from another planet, physically or otherwise, I don’t think our internal combustion buddies will talk and tell us their problems. But, on the other hand, there is a secret language that our mechanical companions readily do speak. It is an interesting form of communication that involves all the senses of the listener. In this series we are going to investigate and learn the basic rudimentary skills of understanding this lingo.
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