February Calving Had Begun!

 

It's been a week that's for sure....

First the water heater went.....

THEN

Our relatively new furnace stopped working in -37C weather.

Two days of chilling in the house...gave that a whole new meaning!

THEN

The sewer froze up...

We figured we were good to go now.

We knew that February 14 was going to be the earliest 

that

we would have any calves.

Right on schedule!

We have cameras so monitoring is simple!

We watch this new mom to be for quite awhile.

She was a heifer and was very uncomfortable.

We finally went in to see what the hold up was...

The calf was backwards AND upside down with both feet down.

I managed to get the legs out 

but

there was no way we could pull him out.

She was loaded up and off to the vet.

The vet performed C Section 

and

 this little tyke was alive and well

After a couple of day in the heated garage

Charlie is well on a bottle...

Today is is his first day in the barn!!

He was bucking and kicking!

I think he's going to be ok.

The marathon has begun...

Cutting into my quilting time!!

Christa