I can now officially say that I have pulled a calf. Trent and I brought a second calver up to the barn that was having some troubles. Trent being the thoughtful and caring husband he is, thought it would be in my best interest to learn how to pull a calf, in case I ever was home alone. Usually I am the calving assistant, this means that I get the calf puller and straps, pull the tail out of the way, clean the skin off of the calves nose and am the general cheerleader to the person doing the pulling. I like to stay away from the stuff that can get me yelled at or that can cause any sort of complication leading to an animal demise, but not this time. I should point out that the feet that were sticking out of this cow were huge. Trent did assist me in getting the straps on the feet but then I took over. He talked me through the process and I pushed the puller down letting her stretch out and help to push this monster out. It takes a lot of strength to crank those calf pullers and I was using everything I had. Things were going great until we got to the end of the puller and the hips were still in. Trent took over to get him the rest of the way out but I think I will still chalk this one up as my first. We weighed the bull calf and he was about 102 pounds. Not the biggest one this year but definately a whopper. Mom and baby are doing fine. Sorry there aren't any pictures but I was a little busy and it was midnight.
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AuthorMy name is Dawn, I am a second generation rancher on my families operation in Beulah, ND. I ranch full time with my husband, Trent and two boys. I also work full time at the local Soil Conservation District as the District Manager. Archives
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