Poor Hainoa won't leave the calf's body alone and is very protective of it. This means we cannot get close to dispose of it, so it has been there three days and doesn't smell very nice. She is obviously in some discomfort from the difficult birth and we cannot get near to inspect what damage might have been done to her. She also won't go and eat, but seems to be drinking at least.
We have given her some cow granules (concentrated food) and are now going to give her some hay. We were hoping hunger would get her to move away, but it is a balance between her getting weak and managing to get rid of the body.
Presumably at some point the hormones will subside and let her move on. It is all very sad to watch and we both still feel sad about it too. Apparently it is likely that next time she will give birth normally, but we will think about that and what to do with her once she is back to normal.
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