Stage 1 Labor
Stage 3 Labor - cervix fully dilated and pushing hard.(if you look carefully you can see a foot in the amniotic sac)
Delivered at last. It's a girl! And there is work to be done.
Where are the towels?
Yes, I do need to wash your face too.
Getting hungry even before she can stand.
Ready to stand, only 17 minutes old!
Judy feeding antibody and nutrient rich colostrum.
Cold night fore casted, so under the heat lamp we go.
"Robin" , finally warm & dry.
1 comment:
It's so amazing how fully formed they are when they are born! Seem like it would take human babies about twelve years to get to be as self sufficient as these calves are at birth. Congratulations on a successful calving season!
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