tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375624734120805626.post1587914390947190676..comments2023-09-29T07:33:16.760-05:00Comments on PROUD TO BE COUNTRY: HOW TO HUMILITATE A BABY CALF in -20C WEATHERAlysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08627173421027289789noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375624734120805626.post-27905555261576857412008-12-09T12:27:00.000-05:002008-12-09T12:27:00.000-05:00check your local agri-supply store for calf blanke...check your local agri-supply store for calf blankets or even foal blankets.<BR/><BR/>Or take an old blanket and stitch it on with twine.<BR/><BR/>And feed him lots of hay. And try not to think he's people.<BR/><BR/>-20C....they'll get used to it. But the sun isn't going to do a whole lot of warming if there's any wind(and neither is that coat), so he'd be better in a small space out of the wind. <BR/><BR/>Are there no other farmers around there with experience to talk to? Go have coffee at the farm supply store and ask a few questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375624734120805626.post-29608169067014088042008-12-09T09:23:00.000-05:002008-12-09T09:23:00.000-05:00Maybe a pair of leg warmers would help too!Maybe a pair of leg warmers would help too!momofthecrazieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12256073749286311235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375624734120805626.post-66047909158896719342008-12-09T08:13:00.000-05:002008-12-09T08:13:00.000-05:00There are no other cattle to put him with....and I...There are no other cattle to put him with....and I stacked straw bales all on the inside of the hut, and put a little door on it.<BR/>I just got him in the sun when it was out.<BR/><BR/>I've noticed a sore on his knee though. not sure where that came from.Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627173421027289789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375624734120805626.post-31196760377311867482008-12-09T07:36:00.000-05:002008-12-09T07:36:00.000-05:00Put him in a shelter with other cattle. They keep...Put him in a shelter with other cattle. They keep each other warm.<BR/>You might want to put straw bales around the outside of that plastic hut. Keep him out of the wind. <BR/><BR/>DadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375624734120805626.post-55734835109404812272008-12-08T21:14:00.000-05:002008-12-08T21:14:00.000-05:00Exactly. A mom has to make sure they wear their j...Exactly. A mom has to make sure they wear their jackets when it's cold. . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com