Dealing with Cold Calves
– Dr. John Yost, Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Wayne County, Ohio State University Extension I can’t say for sure, but I imagine that any cow-calf producer would trade frozen ground for mud. The downside of frozen ground and newborn calves is the chance for hypothermia. Cows aren’t stupid. When the weather turns cold the herd will congregate where it is dry and sheltered. Those cows that come into labor and look to…