ooohhh rear shot

Darn I missed it!!

Maybe they are all camara shy!

This is an entertaining thread.


She isn't calving yet. When I checked her prior to heading up, she wasn't ready yet. Those ligaments are progressively getting softer, more lax. My thinking is tomorrow morning those ligaments will be soft, and perhaps a calf later on. However I figured that today. One thing that hasn't happened yet, no dripping milk, so not quite THAt close yet.


Jeff

fine ill just put my energy into cleaning my house lol.

Who else think she is saying "HA!! Made ya look!!!!"

Although she looks comfortable now, the last time I looked she had both back legs splayed and her poor ol' udder was pokin' out like a balloon set to burst! lol I bet she's cussin' that calf, not talkin' to it! "Get OUT you little beast!" I've got milk for you to drink!

lol thats what i said to my last child. Well it was more Im sick of being your incubator Im ready to be your milk machine GET OUT NOW. lol

well, i'm home, but still no calf, but she is at least laying where if anything happens it will be a birds eye view

Going down to check, well actually going down to milk. From what I can see, and ill confirm and post down there. I see blood, so calving has BEGUN!




Jeff

Of course, I get off in an hour and won't be able to stay and watch!

Wave at the camera if she's starting. lol Thumbs up if she's calvin', thumbs down if she's not. :) lol :p

Nope, not calving.

Darn...she's such a tease!

I beleive she is in some sort of labor, she isn't chewing he cud. She is acting different this morning.. Waiting till she gets up so I can check those ligaments.


Jeff

Somebody should start taking bets. I call 2:06 AM and 43 seconds on January 14th :baby04:

Oh Holy Carp!!! She has escaped!

kidding....

Well heck, came in to see if we had a baby during the night and I see she has been kidnapped! Somebody call the sheriff! sis

How did she do it??? See want you miss when you sleep :grump:

I checked those ligaments today, and watched her walk, and they seem to have relaxed more since this morning. We let her out for a couple hours, now she is back in. I keep saying tomorrow, but I figure tonight into tomorrow. Because I doubt she goes as far as Monday, considering how relaxed they are. Also I doubt she calves today while the others are out, she wants to be out there, and she is simply tooo close.


Either way, I think a calf by tomorrow.


Jeff

Well her water broke (flooded out the stall next to her). Her tail is out, she isn't eating much or drinking and she isn't manuring much.


So it looks like she will calve this evening, or sometime by midnight.



Jeff

Oh Yeah!!!! Of course, I had things to do this evening..... but what they heck...I can run back and forth again..
I am looking forward to spending the evening with all of you again and staring at a cow's rear!

calving
 

At least here on Pacific time I won't have to wait till midnight! But sure makes you wonder how many of us will keep stopping by to see what is happening.............what a life we lead! :shrug:

Me too. :rolleyes:

Jeff, if'n she waits until late and I'm not actually working while at work (why would I be working?) do you mind if I save snapshots of the calving if I witness it and I'll post them here - or I can Email them to you to post them here? That way those of us that miss it will still get to see it. ;) I'll be up all night anyway. What do you think?

Cat,


That is entirely up to you...


I just hope she does calve before midnight, and not do it at 3am when im sleeping :P.


Jeff

Looks like she's pushing now... Now, I offered to call ya and keep you updated! :p lol I'm up until 6 a.m. anyway!

What the heck do you do, that keeps you up all night?


and you just want to call me! ;).



Jeff

Kahlua IS calving, just started to push at around 6:45PM... I hope for your guys sake, she turns for a better view.. Its amusing, I put the camera on the west side of the barn, and they calve on the east :P. Well she is anyways..


Jeff

now thats reality TV lol

its funny how those other cows are watching too.

She is Calving...Waterbag out!

yippee!!

fire in the hole !

Yeah, she turned around for a better camera view!!!

Exciting! We are watching in PA!

Perfect view....tell her to stay right there!

I thought that looked like a hoof when I clicked over...lol

Dang it, for us the camera is frozen on 7:08!!! It looks like it was right at the point of coming out.

ok it switched again at 7:14.

I'm saving some still shots for ya