Tough day

[vanridge]

For most of my adult life, I thought those who claimed to have 100% live calves were not telling the truth. Then in 2010, I actually had 162 calves from 160 cows that calved for over a 100% calf crop . I had come close a few times but never thought it was possible. There were many other years when it was not even close to this.
The loss of a newborn is never easy no matter how long you have been at this game. This was brought home to me even more last spring when my dad who is now 86, sat down on a bale and cried when a newborn died. He has been doing this for all his life and it is still not easy for him.  Sorry for your losses. All you can do it put it behind you and go back at it again.

My husband always says, 'The day it doesn't suck to lose a calf is the day we quit beef farming.'