She's old and slow but I guess

[pitw]

I'll keep 'er.  Bob was supposed to take me coyote calling this morning at 7:30 but he failed to show until 8:30[it was -23F here and I sure as "K" wasn't going to call him].  By then a fellow had called the wife and told her he had a 3 week old calf who's mom had died last night and she could have him.  So seeing as we weren't gone she said "Go get him" .  Only thing I could do was go out and try starting my '85 ford with a cap on it so the calf wouldn't get out or freeze coming home.  I haven't had this truck running for well over a month.  So I pumped the 300 6cylinder 4 times and  when I turned  the key uurrrrrggggggh..................................................uurrggggggghh...................................uuuuuurpucka,pauck,pucka.  She was flamed and alive[love this truck and had her since 2000]





half an hour later she was warm as toast and Bob and I drove over to see the Symingtons.  Bob asked and got permission to hunt on their land[I already had it] and they even said we could come back for the cow tomorrow.  They lost another cow we get to take out on their land anywhere for bait.
  The calf is a dandy little bull that kinda likes the truck too.


Oreo is his name now.


His new mom took to him like he was her own[and I like the help with the milking].

[golfertrout]

bbbbrrrrrrrrrrrr looks cold Barry and looks like you got yourself a good  :eyebrow:one

[Silencer]

Thats perty neat, I'm not too up on cows and what not, but do they usually take orphans easily ?   I know with dogs we sometimes have a hard time doing it that way.

[pitw]

Vic I've been around them SOB's my whole life and no it don't normally go so good.  Holsteins are excellent for it though and as such make great nurse cow's.  Range cows[commercial beef herd] can be a whole nother story.  I can remember some that if the SPCA had caught us beating them into submission we'd have been put in jail.  Funny about them too as I remember more than one that I just got sick and tired of beating after 3-4 weeks[every feeding] and would turn the cow out and don't she come back bawling for her calf and away they'd go .  A dog is a big help as it seems to bring out their mothering instinct and as long as the damb thing don't run in between your legs[to hide] it can make the job go easy.  Many times we would skin the dead calf and put it on the orphan so it smelled like the cows own baby.

[HaMeR]

That's purdy cool Barry!! Looks like Oreo is gonna have a very Happy New Year!! 

[FinsnFur]

Now there's Happy New Year Story.
I just sold a 78 Ford 3/4 ton with the same motor. The most dependable vehicle I ever owned no matter what the temps were.

[KySongDog]

I bought a new '81 Ford F150 4x4 with a 300 in line 6 cyl.  Manual hubs and transmission.  Great truck.  Had it 9 years and traded for a Chevy.   Should have kept it. 

[Hawks Feather]

I sure feel better after reading this.  I was afraid you were making another post about your wife.

Jerry

[HuntnCarve]

An old farmer up the road from me used to smear some Vick's salve on the calf, then some in the foster cow's nose.  She could not smell anything but the salve.  Always seemed to accept the new calf as her own being her olfactory system was overloaded.

[pitw]

  I was afraid you were making another post about your wife.

Jerry

So was my wife  :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:.   I guess I better quit posting things about her .

An old farmer up the road from me used to smear some Vick's salve on the calf, then some in the foster cow's nose.  She could not smell anything but the salve.  Always seemed to accept the new calf as her own being her olfactory system was overloaded.

Never thought of Vick's Dave  [good one].  We have used hair spray for the same purpose and it does seem to work.