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<blockquote data-quote="puzzled in oregon" data-source="post: 1848249" data-attributes="member: 40255"><p>With me, my paranoia with larger calves stems from what I saw when I was growing up. "First impressions" of the Herefords at </p><p>that time was seeing a dead cow and calf being drug down the road because of the size of the calf. Then again seeing what can </p><p>happen when a first calf heifer (Hereford x Angus) tries to deliver a Charolais calf. So I have always preferred not to test my cows as </p><p>to how big of a calf they can delivery.</p><p>And with some, even crossing a full size cow with one of the smaller breeds she may have a smaller size calf or regular size beef calf.</p><p>Have seen dexter crosses grow out that did not show any dexter, nor did any of the calves they raised. With the Corriente, the calves were </p><p>definitely a more slender build. </p><p></p><p>I think quite a few of you have been building your herds over a fairly long span of time and cull anything that doesn't meet certain </p><p>standards, thus minimizing calving problems.</p><p></p><p>I am really hard on myself if something goes wrong with one of my cows calving, especially if it could have made a difference if I </p><p>checked her at 3am instead of 4am.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="puzzled in oregon, post: 1848249, member: 40255"] With me, my paranoia with larger calves stems from what I saw when I was growing up. "First impressions" of the Herefords at that time was seeing a dead cow and calf being drug down the road because of the size of the calf. Then again seeing what can happen when a first calf heifer (Hereford x Angus) tries to deliver a Charolais calf. So I have always preferred not to test my cows as to how big of a calf they can delivery. And with some, even crossing a full size cow with one of the smaller breeds she may have a smaller size calf or regular size beef calf. Have seen dexter crosses grow out that did not show any dexter, nor did any of the calves they raised. With the Corriente, the calves were definitely a more slender build. I think quite a few of you have been building your herds over a fairly long span of time and cull anything that doesn't meet certain standards, thus minimizing calving problems. I am really hard on myself if something goes wrong with one of my cows calving, especially if it could have made a difference if I checked her at 3am instead of 4am. [/QUOTE]
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