Considering a Surrogate Calf and Dealing with Loss

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Our first calf is born....and its its not good

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Feeling frustrated by the situation, the farmer mentions his plan to make a phone call to find a Holstein calf to put with the mother, as she has a full supply of milk but her own baby didn't survive. He suggests that the cow's history of difficult births might explain why she was available from a feedlot. He emphasizes the finality of the calf's death, stating there's no use in calling a vet. The mother continues to clean the afterbirth and try to stimulate the calf. Other cows in the field seem to be 'mourning' with the mother. The farmer acknowledges that he cannot intervene directly due to the protective mother and potential predator issues later.

Goal: The farmer reveals his intention to acquire a Holstein calf for the mother cow, who has abundant milk but lost her baby. He also reflects on the harsh realities of farm life and the emotional impact of such losses.

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nice to go right now and get a little Holstein calf and put with mom fact that's a phone call that I'm gonna make as soon as I'm off the phone here to see if if anybody's got a little Holstein calf that they need to get rid of because mom's got milk she's loaded up with milk and her baby just didn't make it could be one of the reasons why this cow was available from the feedlot when we when we bought her so I can't I can't go bend over and get get close and there's no use in calling a vet I mean dead cows dead cow so that ain't gonna change it Mama's still trying to stimulate so let's just show you I mean this is real life this is real world mom's still cleaning up the afterbirth still trying to stimulate I came over and the baby's head just looks turned all the way back like like its neck is broken I can't get too awful closer Mama's gonna bust my butt all the rest of the cows seem to be in here just kind of morning along with the with mom and mom's not willing to mom's not willing to give up right now so that's what's going on man I wish there was something I could do to change what's going on right now I can't just jump in there and do anything right now for beer get busted I'll have to come over here and get this calf up because there's gonna be coyote issue this calf doesn't get picked up we're gonna have predators over here tonight harassing the animals and stuff like that she'll probably stick with that baby for a while I'm gonna make a phone call to a local dairy gentleman that I know has a fencing business sloop sloop fencing we're gonna reach out to sloop and see if if snoops got some some calves that were born in to the air yesterday and we can take the smell of the calf here and rub it all over the baby and put it with Mama and hopefully hopefully this works out so it's it's such excitement turns to such such a letdown yes I just looked at this baby and I just want it to move you know I just I just want it to move that's it that's it that's the saga of the the calf being born today here on the farm it didn't happen the way we

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