Posted by RMinVa on February 27, 2012 at 05:19:07 from (67.142.166.26):
In Reply to: Calving question posted by Erik Ks farmer on February 26, 2012 at 17:11:16:
Where I live we have lots of predators. I've never bought cows or heifers and brought them in my cow herd. So I have what I call a cow family. Buzzards are the most common problem here. If they catch a cow down having a calf they will peck her eyes out first and then start on the rear end and work their way up. If my cows see a shadow of a buzzard flying they start getting excited and bunch up. If they smell a bear or bobcat they will sometimes run and get out of that area of the pasture and come near my house.
Two years ago I was out in the yard and could hear the cows and knew something was wrong. Went to check and one had just had a calf. Six other cows came to her and they all ate the after birth and then licked that calf clean while mama was going nuts. Calf got on it's feet and they all started out of that field to get away from what ever they smelled.
A few years back I lost a twin calf to a bear. The cow would hide one calf while taking care of the other and the hidden calf was found by a bear. We have a bear season now and the population is growing. May get tough to have cattle here in years to come.
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