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JayinNY

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I know it would be not to good maybe, but taking a cow out of a tie stall barn maybe 50 degrees and bringing him outside, or in a barn that isent warm how would that effect him? Would a horse blanket help him adjust outside? I lost my heifer 2 sundays ago to hardware and want to get a pal for her ma, so my father in law is gonna let us have a year old hereford steer to raise and give ma some company, until I breed her again. (nothing like starting all over again) But we cant move him because its so cold out. Any thoughts? Now all cows here are gonna get magnets.
 
I never put cattle in a barn, first of all its not feasable with over 200hd. second of all its good for them to get outside and move around. i live in ND and when its 40 below them cows just hunker in behind a wind break. its worse for them if they go from a warm barn to cold outside temps just like its stressful on them when one day its below zero and the next its 35 above like its been doing here everyweek for the last month.

id let them critters wander in and out for a day or so and then put him in a trailer and haul him over when its 20 or so out if your worried cover the openings on the trailer with cardboard. them big animals produce quite a bit of body heat, might be tougher than you think.
 
The cold isn't the problem, but yea, taking one that isn't adjusted to it & tossing it out in the cold this time of year could be a problem?

Tho you probably don't get it that cold, my herd is doing ok in the minus 20 degrees we had last nite, but they have the open door to get out of the wind & were able to grow their coats all fall & winter, not a sudden change.

--->Paul
 
cole its not the temp. its the change guy i used to work for kept barn fans on year round drinking cups would freeze solid i asked why not turn fans off when it gets cold he said it will kill the cattle dont matter if you run fans or not but choose which your going to do and keep it that way
 
Shouldn't be a big deal as long as you have a place inside(not heated just out of the wind) to keep him for a couple days.More chance of him getting shipping fever than not handling the cold.Give him a shot of peniceline for shipping fever when you move him.
 
Cows that are out year round are fine, its bringing them out after they have been in. Or bringing them in after they have been out.
 
The only thing to worry about doin that is a calf. full grown cow shouldn't have a problem unless you buzzed all his hair off. We've had a few calves get pneumonia from it bein so dry this last fall the bein so wet and cold this winter, but we shot em up with some pills and they're all good. Sorry to hear your heifer died
 
Wait for a warmer day, then kick her out... If there's a break in the cold for a bit she should adjust OK. Just make sure that there's a windbreak of some kind and make SURE she's getting feed and water. Tie stall cows can be stupid like that... they do expect you to bring feed and water to them. Some catch on quick; others... lets just say... not so much.

Rod
 
Ya Rod, this calf or yearling steer my fil has dosent know how to drink out of the auto water bowl yet?? I have a shed at my place and a barn for them to get out of the wind, but them herfords seem to lay out on the hay pile and not even care about the temp. When its windy they go in the shed. I also have a stock tank with a deicer in it for water. Ya I had my 4 year old heifer put down, and the renderer guy called me back later and told me she had hardware. What a mess up on my part, I should have put a magnet in her sooner. Live and learn I guess. $60 bucks for the AI in her mom, and $65 to have her taken away!
 
Thanks, no he hasent shaved them yet. He shaves there backs to put lice powder on them. But bringing the steer out of the barn and into the cold worried me. I wanna move him asap, but will have to wait it out. Ma has never been alone, seems ok but I just know she is still upset, you know there a herd anmial.
 
Jay, you have me curious as to your operation. You talk about taking your COW out of the barn and putting HIM outside. Then you talk about a 4 YEAR OLD HEIFER ? Getting a one year old Herford steer to raise, isn't that almost done? 50 degrees is to cold to move cattle ?
 
Sorry your heifer couldn"t be saved. Did you figure out where she got the hardware, did the renderer say what it was?
 
Never had a problem with letting dry dairy cows out any time of year. Only problem was bringing them, or heifers, in and not clipping the hair within a few hours. Long hair, in a warm barn, makes them sweat and get pneumonia. Can"t wait for the next day to clip them. Adult cattle can be moved any time of year in an enclosed trailer. They"re tougher than we are.
 
That is why I always raise my eyebrows when people on here say they put a bale of hay in the paddock and leave the twine on,Cows chew on anything, bones, twine, fencing, plastic garden pots. That is why you must clean up.Saves you dollars.
I had a cow get into the hay stack you would think it would eat the hay but when I hunted it out there was twine hanging from it's mouth, I grabbed it and 6ft more came out ,presumeably from the stomach. That could have been a death sentence.
 
reread the post. I wanted to take my fil steer out of his barn and bring it to my place, My cows are out year round. No the steer is rather small, hes not done yet.
 
They sell magnets that cows swallow to collect hardware in stomach. About $5.00 each. Worth looking into.
 
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