We have a calf in our kitchen tonight. One of my heifers had the calf at 6:00am, licked it off, then left it be. When I checked later in the morning, the calf was all sprawled out on the ground, weak and listless. She's a very small heifer calf, so I was able to easily pick her up and swing her into the pickup box, then hauled her to the kitchen. I had to tube-feed her some colostrum and egg, then gave her some probiotic paste. She's looking much better tonight (her ears are up and she's alert) and is lying like a calf should. I'm going to get up around 3:00 to give her some more colostrum. Hopefully by morning she'll be able to stand and can go back out to her mama.
Mom and I worked in the greenhouse today and have it nearly all planted now. What a good feeling!
Oh, and just as a reminder, I thought I'd post this gardening tip:
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