I know as if the other 40+ cows I have seen give birth I have to watch a cow thousands of miles away!

This is making me mad! It should be a live feed! I hate waiting 1 min!!

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I should be getting chores done here! My kids just walked by and said Mom........and shook their heads.
Denise

Make her stand up! I can`t see!!

See this is how I am burning the 60 seconds!

We have our two family cows standing in the barn right now waiting impatienly to be milked so we can watch this one calve. We're nuts too. :rolleyes:

Here we go!!! And right at the camera.. well trained cow, Jeff!

All night I have been getting my exercise running back and forth... watch the cow.. go bring in wood. Watch the cow... go chop potatoes. Watch the cow.. mash potatoes. Watch cow.. take ham out of the oven.. I have got to move the computer.

Good job! I see a head! Come on next pic!!

Jeff,
Thanks so much for sharing this process with us!

shoot no more :(

This has been the high point to my week I started watching on tuesday and was gonna close it tonight till I see her tail up! come on have a girl!!

For names... I vote for "Jingle".. tis the season.

I vote `Took to long!` I like ``Jingle!``

Most likely will be a bull calf...looks like a big one at taht. That cow is doing some serious rolling and straining!

You've seen a head? All I have see are the two front hooves just barely sticking out.
Then again it is black and white...lol

Makes me want to put a livefeed in the milking barn this january when the goats are kidding...lol

I pretty much expect a lot of webcams from here on out. Lots of goaties... that way people all over the world can cease their lives for the whole kidding season. It's a shame that Armydoc is missing this.. watching from Iraq.

For the same reason I watch egg cams trained on incubators hatching eggs? (I've hatched thousands of eggs over the years, yanno).

Front hooves...check...head out...check. Calf should be on the ground any moment!

Scratch the head part....looks like just hooves..

She has been doing some good bagginng up! Looks like a good show udder!

Looks like it's show time people. I believe I see a head hanging out.

I think we need a hobby guys and gals!!!! We're sitting here watching a computer screen for a calf to come out a cow's hindend...... Tell me we aren't refined people.

Definitely looks like the head is finally out...
Shouldn't be long now...
How do Holsteins handle shoulders? Pretty well?

I'm so used to Jerseys and goats...this Holstein has shown more straining than most births I've seen.

Is it me or is she trying to get all her birth goop all over those bars??? I know our does love to rub slime all over so when I get down to look I put my hands in a slimy mess!

BULL CALF FOR SURE if it wasn't it would be out by now

From this day forward, when things are slow, like the line at the bank etc.. I will say it's "slower than Jeff's cow."

Hard! When ever a cow has the legs and head all out we always pull the calf then. Makes it all so much faster.

That heifer is laying down!!!!! (literally)

I hate when see does that! My butt is starting to get sore from sitting and watching! This is taking to long!

Bored rednecks with no life? :p

Last check the head was coming out nicely, legs are in good shape, calf is still alive (seen it move). Her last calf was big, and was a heifer..


I wish I had broadband, because a live feed atleast at 28k quality would be better.


Oh and holsteins tend to have issues with the hips sometimes. Once the head is past, generally things go faster.

Jeff

Thanks again Jeff! We whine, but we are still here and obviously beside ourselves with anticipation!

can you get her to turn around?

Thanks for the update and the heads up about the hips and Holsteins...lol

it is best to leave her alone now. She is pushing so hard it may take all her energy leave just to get up. Then she is in trouble.

She is gonna be one tired momma...

oh, and DS should have been in bed 1/2 hour ago.

Come on Indus! Give us a girl! Push....Push....Push

Now I want her to turn around!!! :(

Oh, I wish I could see better! So exciting!

Jeff, before you tell us what sex it is give us a picture of it. I wanna see if I can guess!

Hazy...... I want a $100,000... could you type in "chickenista wants $100,000" please.

Well.....she has turned a little! At least we can see the back end a little more now! Now if she will just stay that way...........

WAITING!!! :grump:

We need a little smiley that paces back and forth! :p