J is a checker. He spends a lot of time with the cattle just checking. But it can really pay off. He can pick out one that is just starting to feel bad and treat it sooner. And sometimes he can find problems before they are catastrophes.
Who would think a couple of trees could be a problem. But when J was driving through the field to check the cattle he found this...
Yes, that calf is stuck between two trees. J had already tried pushing it out on his own before he came back to the house to get his chainsaw. He said he needed me to help but I think it was just to get some pictures.
The poor thing had already rubbed a sore on his hip.
So with chainsaw in hand, J went to work.
The two trees were sort of connected higher up so it didn't fall. J just cut a wedge out and we pushed it over far enough for the calf to escape.
He wobbled off, got a big drink of water and found his mom. J said he would have felt crushed if he had found the calf dead there. Glad he checked.
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Like they say, "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure"! It does pay off, that's for sure!
Nice job J. J definitely saved that calf's life. Nice work documenting the rescue.
We don't have the amount of pasture that you guys do to check, and all our critters come up to the barnyard for water, so they make it really easy in comparison. Between Mr Shoes & I, we get to have eyes on everybody daily.
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