Recent content by Alison

Hello: I have a perfect storm situation here. An accidental insemination in May 2019 has resulted in February 1 2020 calves. And we are in the middle of a major winter storm here in Utah. A shortage of workers resulted in a delay in the building of a new barn. So everything is torn up and I...

Another new baby born today. This one is from a heifer. Mom isn't letting the baby suckle. I had another heifer do the same thing with her first calf. I don't have a chute and this mom is pretty wild. At what point should I intervene if I can? ***Nevermind - she let her suckle. Yay!!!

Can home late Thursday night in a rainstorm and there was a baby with the herd. Nice little bull. He was huddled up next to the fence. The run in is completely flooded, it was sleeting and about 11:30pm. We got some straw and a tarp and fashioned a lean to that momma and baby could get under...

I have a doe that kidded two or three years ago. Her baby was stillborn, so I hand milked for about a year. She would never dry up. Even when I finally stopped milking, she would sort of stop producing SO MUCH milk, but never really dry. Then out of nowhere she would fully bag up again. No...

Hello: I have three dawn to dusk lights out in the farm yard. Recently they have been shutting off, power back on, shut off, power back on, etc. all night. I suspect there is a short somewhere, but 1) how do I figure out where and 2) then what do I do? I had an electrician come out and he...

Hi all: I have two Oberhasli/Nubian does that kidded in May 2016. The one had twins. I didn't milk her and left the twins on her until she kicked them off in early spring 2017. The other's baby didn't survive, so I did milk her. I've tried to dry her up several times and she just won't...

what does karo syrup do?

Thanks for the responses everyone. It's so scary when something happens and it's nice to have some support during all the stress. Another clue I noticed yesterday evening was she smelled really sweet. So, I'm thinking ketosis. I gave her the Nutri-Drench and the Vit B shot. She's normal and...

The weather has been all over the place. It was hot, and then it cooled down and rained the past few days. We had lightening this morning. I originally thought maybe she was scared and that's why she was shaking. Yes, she is thin. I thought that was due to lactating. Both girls look that...

Gave her the B injection and she's up running around. So, is that something I should routinely give all the animals? She doesn't eat differently than anyone else, so why would she have the deficiency?

Oh, hooves are ok.

She's shaky. She can walk, but her back is humped and legs are shaky. Temp is 101.8 just now. Could it be udder related? Like mastitis? What about a B injection?