Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Assisting with calving

Joyce Safford my high school friend sent and email that she remembers someone loosing a ring inside a cow!! This actually happened! The farm herdsman, Normand Thibeault, had many varied duties. One was assisting a cow having a difficult birth of a calf. The calf was turned inside the cow and the cow was struggling to give birth. Normand needed to reach inside the cow and turn the calf to the correct birthing position. He did not think of his wedding ring on his finger.The legs of the calf were out and I was pulling on them as he turned the calf. The calf survived but the ring was gone- never to be found. Normand's wife, Georgette, was not too happy about the loss.

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