Correcting Knuckling Over/Flexed Pastern On a Newborn Calf
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2024
- In this video I show you the process I went through to correct flexed pastern AKA knuckling over in a new born calf. We use a set of leg splints and tape to correct the joint and then watch and wait. The chores don’t wait though. We still have plenty to do in the meantime.
So nice of your step -father to make that rack! very nice
He’s a good guy! It’s worked out great so far!
Thank you for getting n using the calf warmer.
I am a retired Physical therapist assistant. I just loved the splinting used. Technology. Your doing it
Thanks for the support and encouragement! I’ve loved the calf warmer! I was happy the calf was able to make a recovery!
Keep the videos coming. I Enjoy watching them and the mountain views.
Thanks for the comment! I will do my best!
Idea...
Weld some short pipe to calf shelter.
Then you can slide the sucker rod across the front of the shelter. To remove if necessary.
Great job helping the calf.👍
That’s a great idea! That would be really useful when it comes to adding more straw to the shelter!
What an interesting issue to be faced with! I'm glad you could borrow those splints. I was really impressed that you could call the Mom out of the heard like that. She seemed anxious to be reunited with her calf, didn't she?
Seems like we are always getting curve balls thrown at us haha. The splints seemed to work! They’ve been off for a bit now and the calf seems to be doing great. It’s crazy how protective and caring the mother cows get for their calves once they give birth. It’s almost like a light switch turns on. Hope you guys are doing good! I expect your beef will be ready in the next week or so!
Good luck calving Bryan
Great video Bryan
I’ve had that happen on a calf. Vet said I could try to splint which I did with pvc pipe and tape but it didn’t last in the pasture. Vet said he would eventually get over it but calf couldn’t travel well with the herd. Always afraid of predators. Looks like you have real split specially made for this. My calf eventually was fine. Vet says it’s sometimes a problem from the bull.
I’d ask your vet how long to use the splints. It took my calf a month and half to recover.
It’s an interesting problem to have. My dad said he’s seen it happened before. If you don’t take care of it with how cold and snow we have around here the calf eventually get frostbite on the joint and will not want to walk around after that. It’s been a bit since I took the splints off And the calf seems to be doing great now!
I’ve heard of that happening to calves but never had to deal with one of mine.
Nice job with those splints. Didn’t realize they made them.
Also, really great to give them scour guard and work everything else that needs done. 👍
Thanks! Those splints worked great! It’s been a few weeks now and the calf is still doing good.
That warmer was a great investment. Great job with the splints. I had a little baby goat with that problem but didn't have to use the splints. We were able to just keep rubbing his legs and bending them 2-3 times a day to straighten them. I know you couldn't put the time and effort in for that so the splints were a great idea. Thanks for the video
Reading a lot of these comments I’ve been surprised how many other people have had to deal with this problem also. I was happy with how the splints worked. It’s been a bit bis since I took them off and the calf still seems to be doing good.
Your calf carrier looks good
I’ve been extremely happy with it!
Hi there...yes we had the same kind of issue ...I normally take rolls of bandages and wind it farly tight...when I start wrapping the bandage i start as close to the hooves as possible and wrap it up all the way up to its knee...i leave it there for about 4-5:days...it worked all the time..
I’ve been surprised after reading all these comments how many other people have had the same problem. I was happy with how the splints worked. Do you have a calving season over there or do you just calve year round?
I’ve done the same thing with some pvc I cut in half. Use some old t-shirts for softener and duct taped them on. Usually it’s the front two for us. After a week they get strong enough and you can take them off. They will come out of it. Nice work 👍
Thanks! That’s what my dad was saying also was that he had never seen it on the back legs usually only on the front. Seems like he’s doing pretty well now it’s been a little bit since I’ve had them off.
I had one last year was a set of twins 1 calf all 4 feet were like that used pool noodles and paint sticks and them taped the heck out of them left them on for 5 days
@@tonnapoppe1844 that works as well 👍
I love the calf carrier….. I think those splints like they will do a great job….
Calf carrier has been awesome! The splints worked great on the calf!
Your calf with the splints needs a selenium infusion. He'll be fine in a few days. Farmer Tyler had a similar problem a few years ago. Now he feeds selenium in his salt blocks. 💖🌞🌵😷
Interesting I never would have thought selenium. I have selenium shot I can give him.
@@LuthiRanchWY do some research, I'm no expert. Just a long time UA-cam viewer and seen this in other new born calves. Farmer Tyler had a problem a couple of years ago with selenium deficiency in his herd (see his video about necropsy results). 💖🌞🌵😷
@@LuthiRanchWY. ua-cam.com/video/5oTwDW3r9ZM/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
Hmmm I’ve not looked but I’m a long time viewer of FTR and I don’t remember it causing this. Though he did have a selenium deficiency. I’ll have to look that up 👍🏻
@@allysonh6410 in the video that says necropsy results... he says he believes the selenium deficiency was the cause of a calf's death earlier that year. If you look back even further that calf had a problem standing to nurse. Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵. Take care of yourself and each other 😷.
Great looking rack u will enjoy it n I am glad you have some of the rare flying cows that just go where they want to n when they get out of the lot u have the really rare houdini cattle that can escape anything
Haha the rack has been great. I’ve already used it a few times. I feel like cows can get into the most odd places and find the stupidest ways to kill themselves
Oh not u missed the main ideal the cow can gets its human n the worst situations n then they shit on u n walk off
Knuckled over is something we see now and then, we use pvc and make splints works well.
We give all our calves 1 dose of multi-min, not an expensive investment at all. Our calf vaccination plan is almost the same as yours. We’re calving out around 900 head over here in LaBarge Wy.
That’s a lot of cow and calves to take care of! I’m always excited to hear from other people from around the state, especially someone so close. When do you guys start calving or have you already?
Yep, very helpfull to watch. Good darts on those splints, and great reno on the pokaris.
Thanks, as always for posting.
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You are welcome! Hopefully the video will help someone out in the future that might not have already seen this problem. Hope you are doing well!
Wyoming for life brother. I’m near Cody.
Nice! Always love hearing from a fellow Wyomingite!
Hey here from Farmer Tyler Ranch
Hello! Thanks for coming over from FTR!
Our 1st calf heifers start in about a week, heavy cows should start the 3rd week in march, at the peak we have around 25-30 calves a day.
Crazy! If I had that many calves in a day I’d be done in less than 3 days haha
Great invaluable purchase of the calf warmer!! Good to see how the splints worked on the shortened tendons, very impressive! Good post Bryan!!
Thank you! Probably the best cold weather calving tool that I have! The calf seems to be doing good still, I’ve been keeping my eye on him. How have you faired with all of the rain and storms you’ve gotten?
We only got about 2 1/2" of rain but the wind was torrential. Only good thing was I had drinking water stored up and there still was ditch water I could pack for the toilet. I think Tyler dodged a bullet, frankly I'm surprised as he is in direct North South of any wind rotation that comes thru. Power came back on last night and we went off the generator. Keep up the good work!!@@LuthiRanchWY
When we splint calves legs for broken legs or nucled under legs we call it we use 2”pvc pipe and heat it up with a heater to bend it to fit the leg then wrap it with a cloth and tape it on Its important not to fasten the splints to tight around there legs especially if it’s quite cold or the calves will freeze there feet
That’s a good idea using the PVC pipe!
Great job, looking a little mushy around there, very busy here…
It’s been abnormally warm here the last 2-3 weeks so the snows starting to melt a bit and make a mess of things. We still have a lot of winter left so I’d be surprised if things don’t freeze back up soon
@@LuthiRanchWY weather has been a little cold here in the 40s lol…loaded up 5 trucks today…lots of beef heading to a feed lot…long day…
@LuthiRanchWY my father told me if we lived in your area hed keep emergency survival blankets to wrap cows/calf in .
I have some calf blankets I use on occasion. But ever since I got this calf warmer I don’t use them any more. They worked ok but a lot of time the straps and blanket would slide around get tangled up in the calves legs, get dirty very quickly, and even fall off sometimes and you’d have to go find it. Interesting story my dad told me. They used a calf blanket once that had been washed in a washing machine with soap. When they put the blanket on the calf the mother wouldn’t claim it back and kicked the crap out of it when it tries to nurse. Because of the scent that was on the blanket.
I had two lambs two years ago with this issue, made splints out of popsicle sticks and medical wrap that kept the hooves correct and wrapped it in duct tape and after 5 months that lamb walked normal, one still had some clubbing and didn’t do good though.
So did you keep the splints in for the whole 5 months? I personally had never seen this problem before, so it was all new to me.
@@LuthiRanchWY I kept replacing and adjusting them as she grew, and after 3 months I removed the popsickle sticks and just did some wrap and duct tape as a tube to help support her but that was once the joints had reset for the most part.
That’s a lot longer process and more work than what I had to do. Glad to hear at least one of them seemed to recover.
yes things like that do happen from time to time but are considered minor stuff.....We prefer our cows to calve in spring due to better pastures and some rain..
Makes sense! Hope you are doing well over there!
How much does the rancher get for beef? I assume you don't get anything close to the price in the store!
It really depends on how you sell it. We sell some of our beef directly to the customer which makes it more profitable but then you take on all the added risk and expenses/time it takes to get the animal to the customer. When it comes to what we make compared to the grocery store I’ll just copy and paste this section of an article I found. “On average, farmers and ranchers receive 15 cents of every dollar spent on food. The rest of that money (85 cents if you're doing the math) goes to other areas of food retail like production and processing, marketing, and transportation and distribution. That amount varies greatly depending on the type of food” Hope that answers your question!
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Thanks!
Just bought a 5 month calf, one knuckle goes the opposite direction of this ones. Is it too late to try to fix?
I’m not sure. I think it would be worth a try though. We’ve only dealt with it with newborn calves.
You could have easily become an orthopedist
Haha I would have probably made a lot more money doing that!
P r o m o S M 😻
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Nice rack , what causes the nuckel thing ? Great job
The rack has been great! I’m
Not exactly sure what causes the knuckling over. Maybe the way they sat in the mother’s womb for so long?
@@LuthiRanchWY we have chickens that do that
When you were calling the momma cow sure reminded me of the times when you were calling Number 13 by the way what is the story of her?Great video by the way!
She was a funny calf. I was hoping to keep her for a replacement heifer but she never grew very well. She was still pretty small this fall so I ended up selling her when we sold all of our calves. It was a sad day. She would still follow me around even though I hadn’t bottle fed her most of the summer.