How I Grafted An Abandoned Calf To A New Mother Cow
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- Опубліковано 30 бер 2024
- In this video I show you how to graft a calf to a new mom. There are a few different methods of doing this but this has to be the oldest and probably the one with the highest success rate. I try and give as much detail as I can to help anyone that might be trying to do this for themselves.
Excellent work on grafting the calf on. If you skin the legs from knee to body without slitting them you have a sleeve that you can put the leg through through do all 4 stays on with no twine . A pen for confinement would be good but so is company from other cows. I give you a A for effort and results.
That's how we skin them too. The hide stays on the calf really well that way.
Thanks for all the suggestions! Since trying this myself I have seen other videos where they make the holes for the legs to go through. If I ever have to do this again that’s the way I will do it. I was continually checking the securement of the hide and stressing over it. A couple people have said to keep the tail on it also.
I watch another ranch video called Sleep Ranch. I've seen them cut the hide off a dead calf and graft the orphan calf . They cut the hide off and cut slits in the hide to drape it over the orphan like wearing a jacket. I think you did an awesome job drafting. If you had a head locker, it might help with locking down the momma and help the calf suck. Overall I really enjoy your videos. I will tell others to subscribe
Glad to hear you have enjoyed our channel! I’ve had a few people comment on skinning the hide that way so you have the leg holes. If I ever have to do this again I’ll try it that way, I’ve also had people mention to try and leave the tail on it also. I watch Sleep Ranch on occasion also. I’m not able to follow them as close as I’d like. Seem like a nice family though. Thanks for your support and spreading our channel!
Ya that is the only way to graft a calf is by using the dead calf's hide. I see someone else already mentioned it, but it is really important to keep the tail of the dead calf on the hide. Keep up the good work.
I’ll keep that in mind if I ever have to do this again. Thanks for the encouragement!
Great video Brian
Thank you !
Good luck calving Brian
Thanks!
I'm a city girl with no cow experience, but I've heard of this hide procedure before. The only thing that might help you next time is (and I don't know if this is even possible)...
When removing the hide, don't slit the the arms and legs. Try to keep them as tubes. That way, when you put the hide on the orphan calf, you've got sleeves to put the orphan calf's legs into... Keeping the hide attached better. 💖🌞🌵😷
That is a great idea! I’ve had a few people mention that in the comments that had done this before. If I ever have to do it again that is the way I’ll prepare the hide.
I’ve heard of people cutting the hide off but never did it myself. I sure would if I had to. Great job on doing what’s best for your cattle. You may get some trolls about skinning the dead calf, I wouldn’t worry about that, you’re doing what’s best to for the ones alive. Unfortunately, calf’s die after being born. That’s life.
Same trolls that worry about snow on a cow's back.
@@dashcammer4322 yes. I should have said uninformed trolls
Luckily I haven’t had too many trolls on my channel and most people seem to be understanding and open minded to things. Thanks for the support!
Great job Bryan! I heard of doing this, never have but truly a good outcome. Not sure how YT will like this but you definitely have shown real life on the ranch and what effort it takes to preserve life! Can't say it enough, Great Job Man!
Thanks Bob! So far UA-cam hasn’t said anything about skinning the calf so I’ll keep my fingers crossed. I was really happy with the outcome and how it all worked out. Hope you are doing good!
That was pretty interesting.....never knew you could graft a cow like that. Thanks for sharing, and happy Easter.
Happy Easter Sunday to you also!
Looks like it worked out for you, one less bottle feeder. Have a blessed Easter Sunday.
I was happy with the results and process! Hope you have a great Easter Sunday also!
Good morning, your herd is looking awesome…..the weather here is really nice ….but muddy ..good job
Thanks! We are getting into our muddy season now too.
@@LuthiRanchWY I just watched the video again durning our morning meeting here, my hands and I are really impressed…Thanks
Thanks for the support and encouragement!
@@LuthiRanchWY our hearts go out to the calf that didn’t make it..when we loose a calf it really hurts…
Great job! Your Perseverance paid off!
I was happy with how everything turned out!
Sorry to hear about the calf loss. The grafting is a very interesting idea. There is a youtube channel "sleep ranch" that has done this on video as well. The biggest thing I noticed is he cuts leg holes in the hide and he leaves the tail on. I'm sure by the time this video is posted you know if your plan worked, hope it did.
Glad to see it all worked out.
It worked almost flawlessly. After doing this myself I’ve also seen some other videos on how people do this also. I would cut the hide off a bit differently next time keeping holes for the feet and I’ve heard a few people say to keep the tail on it also.
This was a truly amazing video. Thanks for what you do.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
Happy Easter and God Bless you and your family and you cows and operation!!
Thank you! Happy Easter Sunday to you also!
Great job on the grafting…. It worked so well…. Again great job!!!❤❤
Thank you! I was happy with how well it worked.
Great achievement. Well done.
Thank you, I’m glad it worked out as well as it did.
I have seen people cut holes in the hide and put the new calfs legs in to hold it on and they always say its important to leave the old calfs tale on it too
Thanks for the advice! I’ll have to try that next time if I ever have to do this again.
Isn't that the way it goes. If you wanted that cow in there she'd fight you to chase her in there. 😁
Nice job that idea works. Saves a lot of labor 👍
Haha that’s for sure. I’m glad it worked out, saves me a lot of labor and time. Also the calf will do better having an actual mom
Hey, nice job. That was helpful and good to know how.
I was happy with how everything turned out!
Good job!
Thanks!
Nice work on that grafting job, working with beefers surely has different twists and turns then working with dairy cows. The usual routine is to be with them at birth usually strip a bottle of colostrum for the calf vaccines and try and get the cow to clean or pass the placenta as early as possible leaving the calf with her for a few hours helps with that sometimes. Then take the calf away and then you take over the mother role. We use to save colostrum the first few milkings and give that calf a good start. It's an intense process lol to say the least we had hutches but it's a whole different ballgame raising heifers and milking and doing crops but it sure keeps the slack time down lol. You do a great job and your cows and calves show it. Stay safe take care
I remember our calf hutches when we were dairying. I was still pretty young to be too involved with the milking and calving side of things but it was my brother and I’s job to bottle feed all the calves. Sounds like it was quite the process though with the dairy cows.
Happy Easter. Great work!!
Happy Easter Sunday to you also!
It's fantastic that they mothered up so well! Did it stick after the herd returned?
Yes they have stayed mothered up since!
Great stuff. Thx
Hopefully it was informative
Success 👍👍
I was happy with how it turned out.
I've seen other guy use a head stall to hold the cow and get the calf to suck on her while the cow is held still. that might be something to put in a calf shed if you build another
That’s what I was thinking also. It would be nice to have a head catch out there.
Glad u payed attention to the old timers n knew how to do this sorry about calf
I’m sorry about her too. I’m glad this worked out as well as it did though.
@LuthiRanchWY but we both know u lose some n save some we lost one last spring about this time n I think it was rattlesnake bite on the jaw but it happens n we go forward n u are doing a great job in the weather conditions u have we where 72 today at wichita falls tx
I was able to get away for a for days with my family for spring break. We went down to St George, Utah. Mid 60’s down there. It was really nice to get out of the snow and mud for bit! Hope you are doing well!
I finally got the video and it's three hours later. Unreal.
Glad you had the chance to watch it!
@@LuthiRanchWY not fully yet lol I'm at my daughters for Easter , it truly sucks when the don't suck right. My advice is don't fly & go across any bridges until u get your luck back .
Well it started coming back. Lol
My 3 cents are to get some kind of holding area for them for next calving season. Like u r talking about
It’s going to be on my to do list this summer. I’ll try my best to make it happen.
It’s on my to do list for this summer. I’ll try my best to make it happen.
Sorry. Yes we skinned the calf same as you. We confined them in a small pen. One cow would not let the calf suck. We put her in a head catch and d tied a back leg up so the calf could suck. Once the calf starts pooping out the cows milk the cow recognizes the calf as hers.
I've done that as well . I think what Brian did worked very well . Less labor of getting cow in the chute a couple of times a day for 2 or3 days too.
I’ve seen some videos also where the cow didn’t want to mother up as quickly and easy as my cow did. They were forced to put her in a chute and do things similar to how you explained it. I got lucky with mine where there mom was very willing and cooperative. I always appreciate feedback!
Thstsvhiw we gmdid it in the old days works wonderful did you autopsy the calf I suspect pnumonia
I did not do an autopsy on the calf. What do you think would cause the no sucking reflex?
@@LuthiRanchWY maybe a little throat tumor
We always put cow and calf in,a pen by themselves. Once the calf has sucked enough the cow will accept the calf. Have even tied a leg up on the cow who was in a head catch.
You got them to mother up just by sticking them together and getting the calf to suck on the mom?
Question could you not put half the graft on one calf and half on the other ? Then mom has two calves
Most the time it’s hard for a cow to support two calves. That’s why a lot of the times if a cow has twins, one of the twins will be pulled off and bottle fed or grafted to another cow. There usually isn’t enough milk for both calves.
How about Shadow for the name of the bottle reader? Say hi to Dean for me. From the boys from California
I’ll tell him hi for you! What name should I tell him? He told me he actually got a computer and has started to watch our videos also.
My name is Chip. Now that your Ludite father has a computer, if I had his email address, I could send a picture of him when he was 19. Taken at the "Meat hole". He had gotten an elk. Kirk made him pose for a picture. You look and sound just like him.
Maybe she had a cleft palate
Might have, that’s something that kept popping up when I was trying to research why she wouldn’t have a sucking reflex
That's a good idea Bryan 👍🏻
It worked perfectly
Name her bottle baby
Haha that’s pretty close to her name already “bottle calf”
Man a lot of foul language
Sorry about that I’m usually pretty good about not swearing haha I’ll try to do better. Calving season has gotten the best of me this year.
OMG i'm sorry 💔
It sucks losing them after birth but sometimes you do all you can do and then they still don’t make it.
That's righ, and Happy Easter.