boothcreek
Loving the herd life
Hi Everyone,
One of our Dexter Girls acted really weird back in december, walking like on eggshells and overall odd, maybe slipped on the ice and was sore so we didn't worry too much. After a couple days she was back to normal.
Now about 4 days ago we see her out on the pasture with something hanging out her rear that resembled an afterbirth, which made me go WTH? cause she isn't due until mid may according to my calender but heck I am known to make mistakes in my calculations.
I spend a good 6+ hrs combing the whole 60 acre pasture for a calf so we can bring it in for a few days to bond with mom in the coyote-free barn..... never found anything and am wondering all day why that dumb cow isn't checking on her calf(usually when you start going into their favorit calf hiding corners the moms get worried and come looking)....
Then just before it got dark, I seen the thing she had hanging out gone so I went to look for it to see what it was.
Found it and was surprised to find a calcified fetus about the size of a football, skull clearly defined and the rest just a rockhard lump.
Now I am wondering if thats why she was acting weird in december? Aborted her pregnancy? Fetus looks to be the right size for that timeline. Now she isn't acting any different then usual but I am guessing she is still clearing out her uterus cause she still has that milky brown rotten discharge.
How long will that go on for and do I have to be worried?
What are the chances that she was carrying twins and just aborted one and still has another since she is still HUGE?
One of our Dexter Girls acted really weird back in december, walking like on eggshells and overall odd, maybe slipped on the ice and was sore so we didn't worry too much. After a couple days she was back to normal.
Now about 4 days ago we see her out on the pasture with something hanging out her rear that resembled an afterbirth, which made me go WTH? cause she isn't due until mid may according to my calender but heck I am known to make mistakes in my calculations.
I spend a good 6+ hrs combing the whole 60 acre pasture for a calf so we can bring it in for a few days to bond with mom in the coyote-free barn..... never found anything and am wondering all day why that dumb cow isn't checking on her calf(usually when you start going into their favorit calf hiding corners the moms get worried and come looking)....
Then just before it got dark, I seen the thing she had hanging out gone so I went to look for it to see what it was.
Found it and was surprised to find a calcified fetus about the size of a football, skull clearly defined and the rest just a rockhard lump.
Now I am wondering if thats why she was acting weird in december? Aborted her pregnancy? Fetus looks to be the right size for that timeline. Now she isn't acting any different then usual but I am guessing she is still clearing out her uterus cause she still has that milky brown rotten discharge.
How long will that go on for and do I have to be worried?
What are the chances that she was carrying twins and just aborted one and still has another since she is still HUGE?