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Josie had not aborted as we thought….at least that was one of the options. The drugs inducing labor kicked in this evening. She did not make much progress and when I was able to see something, it did not look normal. The vet came and pulled a dead calf from Josie. It died at 5 [...]
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At first glance on Thursday afternoon, I thought Josie had started springing. However, after closer examination, I realized there was something terribly wrong with the swelling on her right underside. Her rear right quarter was also very tight and swollen.
I posted immediately on the two cow forums I belong to and one reply [...]
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Honey has been busy as usual. He’s nearly finished with my outdoor milking stanchion. I’ve been training Josie to walk in on her own and she surprised me the other day by backing out all by herself. What a smart cow!
In my milking parlor we are going to pour a concrete pad [...]
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