09/04/2026
That escalated quickly 😳
I just said to the kids, that calving is going so well. Not one calf needed to be helped out - and with that I've jinxed it. Wednesday was already a little overdue and I was really looking forward to her calf. Another momma was also looking forward to it and started to check on her and her milk supply a little too closely. We had to ban her temporarily from the herd. So Wednesday continued with her business peacefully. From the cameras I detected soon a hoof, but unfortunately just one. So we again rushed to the stable, fully equipped this time.
Wednesday was born and raised on our farm and is very accustomed to me, so I gave it a shot and started to correct the position of the calf inside the womb, freely in the herd.
No biggy, one hoof was just flipped down and with a bit of pushing back the calf by its head I could reach the hoof easily and correct it. Unfortunately, I couldn't pull the leg far enough out and the head was pushing too violently, that we soon needed to help a bit with the chains.
It was no big help needed. Just keeping the legs a bit in position, so there'd be enough space for the head. The rest Wednesday did perfectly alone. It was just her second calf, but she handled this big bull calf very well.
