tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post7920428344078885520..comments2024-03-25T13:49:13.234-06:00Comments on Gumbo Lily: Calf born backwards....Gumbo Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-25746155638130258382010-05-04T19:40:09.635-06:002010-05-04T19:40:09.635-06:00Good luck to the little guy!Good luck to the little guy!karlascottage.typepad.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487197986245851745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-45796575312665092592010-04-22T07:24:55.514-06:002010-04-22T07:24:55.514-06:00Loved that lesson in calf birthing! Your family do...Loved that lesson in calf birthing! Your family does great things!!!<br /><br />Above post was deleted by me. Silly me ask about mommma cow before noting the answer in the above post!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231804500067310422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-68533308152202132332010-04-22T07:22:56.999-06:002010-04-22T07:22:56.999-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231804500067310422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-62040174251126621582010-04-22T05:02:57.784-06:002010-04-22T05:02:57.784-06:00O.K., seeing those little calf's legs sticking...O.K., seeing those little calf's legs sticking out where a head should be is shocking! Wow, and Ouch!!! <br />I am so sorry that the mom has rejected her babe. Sad...<br />Thankfully, he has you. :)<br />Thanks for sharing,<br />JoyceI Love Pretty Little Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202394594319541713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-48393638618532978792010-04-21T20:23:17.198-06:002010-04-21T20:23:17.198-06:00WW,
It is very gratifying work, especially when ev...WW,<br />It is very gratifying work, especially when everything works out for the best.<br /><br />Gretchen Joanna,<br />Yes, sometimes you have to do really hard things to save the life of the cow or calf. Decisions have to be made and often, quickly.<br /><br />Thimbleanna,<br />There is no "screaming" and the cow is already in labor and working with us. <br /><br />Bliss,<br />We don't name our calves, generally, because they are all numbered. However, some special calves like this one, may end up with a name if he remains bottle fed. He'll still have his mother's number, but he might get a name too.<br /><br />Frances,<br />Yes, this calf will survive if he is orphaned because we will bottle feed him. If it should happen that another cow loses her calf, we will graft him on her and hope she will take him as her own.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments everyone!<br />JodyGumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-47074688941810681682010-04-21T19:42:33.530-06:002010-04-21T19:42:33.530-06:00Wow! Those pictures are amazing. Poor little guy--...Wow! Those pictures are amazing. Poor little guy--will he survive if he's orphaned?<br /><br />francesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-84263018655339567212010-04-21T16:33:05.638-06:002010-04-21T16:33:05.638-06:00What a wonderful story! Can't wait to hear the...What a wonderful story! Can't wait to hear the update. Do you name your calves? Let's see, it can't be miracle as every birth is a miracle...Blisshttp://proofofbliss.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-82878038070526767292010-04-21T06:50:43.860-06:002010-04-21T06:50:43.860-06:00Fascinating. I hope the mama changes her mind. P...Fascinating. I hope the mama changes her mind. Poor little spotty baby.Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-63199006716556192642010-04-21T06:45:20.871-06:002010-04-21T06:45:20.871-06:00Such drama and suspense! I am holding my breath a...Such drama and suspense! I am holding my breath after that dramatic delivery. Please update!<br />You captured it all so well, Jody!<br />Although it's all in a day for you as far as ranching goes, most of us have no idea just what you face each day!<br />Thanks for sharing and waiting to hear how the sweet little calf is doing....<br />JoanneJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363088920250327589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-18910728791701754452010-04-21T06:11:30.291-06:002010-04-21T06:11:30.291-06:00Oh Jody, how sad! Is the cow screaming the whole ...Oh Jody, how sad! Is the cow screaming the whole time -- it seems like that would be terribly painful! I hope the little calf will survive - especially after all he's been through!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-51639810123734499242010-04-20T22:36:53.766-06:002010-04-20T22:36:53.766-06:00I still remember my feelings when my vet-school da...I still remember my feelings when my vet-school daughter had to step in to help deliver a calf that was in a bad position, as I recall. It was a lot of work for my student girl, and I was initially so happy to hear that she eventually got the job done--but soon I was horrified to hear that it had been necessary to decapitate the calf in order to get him out and save the cow's life.GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-4351195468055972212010-04-20T21:39:43.420-06:002010-04-20T21:39:43.420-06:00That was amazing! I really hope he makes it. It&...That was amazing! I really hope he makes it. It's always the eyes of animals that get to me. Thank you for sharing his birth. I am just in awe of the whole process.Sewn With Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137376998525862928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-79618651841858197492010-04-20T20:24:22.163-06:002010-04-20T20:24:22.163-06:00Oh, I hope mom accepts him. Thanks for the peek at...Oh, I hope mom accepts him. Thanks for the peek at the hard work your men are doing. That must feel very gratifying.Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11216448707277968516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-20716987513501565052010-04-20T19:11:05.283-06:002010-04-20T19:11:05.283-06:00That poor thing...he will have a tough time. Diann...That poor thing...he will have a tough time. Diannthaohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246333548641185745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-77176611407061294502010-04-20T19:08:33.211-06:002010-04-20T19:08:33.211-06:00And we think we have it tough! Poor little thing, ...And we think we have it tough! Poor little thing, hope it'll be alright! Come say hi :DJulie Harwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246850029056713294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-89892587741079995482010-04-20T18:48:28.609-06:002010-04-20T18:48:28.609-06:00Oh my...all I kept saying was ouch, ouch, oh ouch!...Oh my...all I kept saying was ouch, ouch, oh ouch! Glad he's alive...ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.com