30 seconds from death

Had a cow last Sunday who got her head stuck in the same slot of the feeder wagon as another cow (not sure who was in 1st) and was pretty close to being hung to death on the wagon, as Dad and I ran around trying to free both of their heads. (we were working 20 feet from the cow yard, and heard the stressed beller at what couldn't have been too long after it happened)

Finally got their heads unstuck, but the one cow that was being hung didn't get up. Dad was afraid she pinched a nerve or broke something, so he called the truck to come get her the on Monday morning as she still hadn't gotten up.

The truck came, backed up to the gate and the driver got his gun from the cab. Just as he started walking towards her with the gun, she decided she wasn't gonna go without a fight and jumped up. Dad apologized but driver said that it wasn't a problem and left without her in the back. Dad brought her in milked her out as she hadn't been milked for over a day now. He made a small pen outside with some extra gates and she's been isolated since then, but she's getting around quite well now. Still some swelling on her neck from the struggle, but she's eating fine, moving fine, and milking fine.

Never had one cut it so close before deciding to get up though.... Another 20-30 seconds and she wouldn't have gotten a second chance....

Donovan from Wisconsin

Thats Wonderfull , and one for the books ..lol... , BUT i , would ,Take down her # and move Her on as soon as Possible ,,,Next time she gets in trouble doing something else stupid may be too much for her ...

A cow doing something stupid? You MUST be mistaken!

Cow fixed itself, Ford F150 fixed itself, there's not much left for you to do.

No numbered cows on this farm, just names. I forget most of their names as I'm not in the barn as much as I used to be, but we don't have to work too hard to keep the girls straight.

If only the tractors and implements fixed themselves....

Donovan from Wisconsin

I remember as a kid we had a cow get down with a calf. The calf died and we would go over to the other farm everyday and lift her up for about a week and a half. Oneday while we were driving down to her, she got up and came to the truck. Never had anymore problems from her.

I had a heifer get stuck in a hay ring last spring. It was my first day at a new job off the farm and my parents saw the her that morning and thought she was dead. They didn't call me and tell me until that afternoon so I called my hired men to go and pull her out and bury her. They thought she was dead too until the got the hay ring off and she got up. She's been fine ever since. She laid there without moving for at least 8 hours.