Prolapse

..............sigh..................
My friend, the sheep lady, had to deal with this several times.
It's a difficult situation, for sure.

Oh crap! Poor Ella Mae. I hope you don't get rid of her, can't she be kept for milking? I would never make a good farmer. :-(

Since she's good at interacting with people can you do some basic ox training with her and sell her to (or place her with) a family that can use a non-breeding lady ox or lawn mooer?

Our cow is a freemartin (sterile heifer born twin a bull calf for those unfamiliar with the term) and she's a valuable asset to our land as well as being a really sweet girl. The cost savings in gas for the mower and her contributions to the compost heap brings our family at least $400 per year in cost savings and most of her food comes from her foraging.

I hope that if Ella Mae needs to be culled from a breeding program that there might be another career path she could pursue.

I'm so sorry. I hope she's not in pain.

I cried a bucket when hardworkinghippy's dog died. I can't imagine how I'll feel if Ella Mae is... well, let's just say I'd be really really sad.
I'm not a sappy gal, but I know I'd never be able to make those hard "farm decisions".

My sympathies to Ella Mae.

*sigh*

That can't be comfortable for her. And, how the heck would you be able to time a delivery? Maybe Lynda 2008 has a point. She can pull her weight in other ways.

oh no! luckily we don't have to deal with things like that when all we do is maple syrup.

Regretting look up the word "cull." I forget she is not a pet.

OH sweetie. I'm very sorry. You seem like a great pet to me. We'll forget about that nasty c--- word, ok?

Ouch! That looks like it hurts.