Not really much I can do at this point, but I just thought I would ask to see if anyone has had a similar experience so I know what's going to come, because this is a new one on me.
One my my biggest bull calves (born April 1st) was trying to play with the big boys and one of my 2 herd bulls must have tried a little too hard to teach him a lesson because it looks like he has a broken rear ankle. He can still get around, but you can hear cracking when he walks and his right-rear paw seems to be curved a bit sideways.
Any chance he'll ever heal up enough to be sellable? I'm thinking right now that the best case scenario is that I'll just keep him as a steer with the herd and put him in the freezer. Worst case being that he dies.
One my my biggest bull calves (born April 1st) was trying to play with the big boys and one of my 2 herd bulls must have tried a little too hard to teach him a lesson because it looks like he has a broken rear ankle. He can still get around, but you can hear cracking when he walks and his right-rear paw seems to be curved a bit sideways.
Any chance he'll ever heal up enough to be sellable? I'm thinking right now that the best case scenario is that I'll just keep him as a steer with the herd and put him in the freezer. Worst case being that he dies.