Found this calf stuck between the bars of this bale feeder and of course he was dead. The feeder is located on a farm that I check every other day when the calves get some age on them. This calf was about 3 weeks old and was a very nice calf that showed a lot of promise. For some reason this calf decided to jump in the feeder and got "hung up" at his hip and flank. We have had these feeders for years and have never had a problem. Should have took a picture of him stuck in there but was to p***** off at the time. The pairs are running on 20 acres of green grass that is about knee high. No reason why this should have happened.
Makes me think of what a wise old rancher told me once, "If your going to have livestock, your going to have dead stock."
