"Michelle Fulton" wrote in message
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"Jim Webster" wrote in message
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But this spring has been strange, three weeks ago I had a calf in a calf
hutch (like an individual kennel) go down with sun stroke because it
didn't
have the sense to lie in the shade like its mates. Today I had one with
exposure because it hadn't the brains to keep out of the driving rain
last
night.Hopefully just bringing them into the buildings and fussing over
them
a bit is all it takes to bring them round

Do the mother's not push/coax them to where they need to be? Or, are they
just expected to follow the mother in order to eat?

these are bucket fed, mum is producing milk on a different farm. Normally
they are literally bright enough to come in out of the rain, but this one
obviously wasn't

When they are with mum they spend the first few days hidden and mum goes to
find them, then they tend to follow about after her pretty closely. Then as
they get older still they will hang about with a group of their mates, going
home for meals or when the trouble looks a bit too threatening for teenage
self confidence to face down

Jim Webster

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