New born calf shivering

locky76

As the title suggests i've a calf born yesterday afternoon fit & well.
I went down this morning and he's shivering while sucking his mother.
The field they're in is open enough but the older calves are cute enough to throw themselves down at the butt of the ditch, any danger of pneumonia or anything like that?

dar31

In this weather it's hard to know, but they usually shiver when full to the gills of milk

Bizzum

I think shivering is the bodys way to try and generate a bit of heat. I've seen lots of calves do it. Keep a good eye on him, but I think it's natural enough in a newborn.

bbam

Keep a tight eye on him. As long as he's sucking he's not too bad.
The big danger is if you get much rain, could develop a chill quickly.

If you get much ongoing rain you could consider bringing them in. While theyll survive being cold for a time, cold and wet is a bad mix on such a young calf.

whelan1

invest in a calf jacket, great job, i got one on ebay. itsa lovely scour colour and washes in the washing machine

Muckit

whelan1 wrote: »

invest in a calf jacket, great job, i got one on ebay. itsa lovely scour colour and washes in the washing machine

Would that be a 'dark' or a 'colours' wash? :rolleyes:

whelan1

Muckit wrote: »

Would that be a 'dark' or a 'colours' wash? :rolleyes:

in our house theres a dirty wash and a clean wash , so it goes with the dirty... the only clothes i hate washing are ones with diesel on them, smell never comes out and takes about 3 washes to get the smell out of the washing machine

locky76

whelan1 wrote: »

invest in a calf jacket, great job, i got one on ebay. itsa lovely scour colour and washes in the washing machine

Cheers wh1, i went down this evening to tag him and he's fit & well, ah you can't beat the irish summers for toughening up the stock;)

DOMCHO101

locky76 wrote: »

As the title suggests i've a calf born yesterday afternoon fit & well.
I went down this morning and he's shivering while sucking his mother.
The field they're in is open enough but the older calves are cute enough to throw themselves down at the butt of the ditch, any danger of pneumonia or anything like that?

There's an old saying/joke that relates to this quite nicely:

Why do calves shiver after they're born? He's scared that his father might get into an accident.

This goes back to when artificial inseminators used motorcycle for transport, which is known for being more dangerous than a car.

rahin man

Hes shivering at the thought of the other calves sucking his navel...homophobic calf??