Saturday, February 25, 2006

Rudy is dying

The little runty calf named Rudolph is not going to make it. He was runty from the start, and I suspect he didn't get to nurse from his Momma, so therefore didn't get any colostrum. Dairy calves have a 50% survival rate, and it looks like he is on the losing end of the 50%. He's had "scours" for a day or two, and although I've been giving him the reccomended treatment, he's not doing good at all. This morning he can barely walk, and won't eat. It's sad, but it is a part of farm life.

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