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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1796293" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Not all cows have a 21 day cycle. It is not unusual for a cow to cycle 19-23 days - same cow. Granted "most" cows have a cycle and pretty much stick to it, but that is not dependable. I had a cow stand 22 days ago. She is showing clear discharge tonight, so I expect her to be standing tomorrow - 23 days. Heifers usually run 17-20 days.</p><p>Syncronization is a great TOOL, but you can only expect 60-70% conception.</p><p>There are other tools you can use. There are good spray paints (bright hot pink, florescent green, etc) that you paint their tail head with. When they get ridden, the paint disappears. Also, there are scratch tags you stick on their hip/butt. When an animal mounts them, they scratch off and display a bright color.</p><p>But, those two tools won't be much help with your 1 cow, because the heifers are too small to rub them off.</p><p>AI takes TIME - YOUR time. I check my herd minimum 3 times a day - sometimes more. Minimum would be twice a day - am and pm. But, the more you check, the more you will catch them. Are you sure your heifers are even cycling? How much do they weigh?</p><p>If you are seeing blood, you obviously are missing their heat (maybe 2 days prior). Are you seeing blood on the heifers also? If so, then they are definitely cycling.</p><p>For your first year, you might be better off using a neighbors bull.</p><p>Or, as suggested, you can set up a sync program, AI them, THEN turn them in with a bull. That way, you have a chance of having a few AI calves, but calving should be over in about 30 days - if the bull is good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1796293, member: 968"] Not all cows have a 21 day cycle. It is not unusual for a cow to cycle 19-23 days - same cow. Granted "most" cows have a cycle and pretty much stick to it, but that is not dependable. I had a cow stand 22 days ago. She is showing clear discharge tonight, so I expect her to be standing tomorrow - 23 days. Heifers usually run 17-20 days. Syncronization is a great TOOL, but you can only expect 60-70% conception. There are other tools you can use. There are good spray paints (bright hot pink, florescent green, etc) that you paint their tail head with. When they get ridden, the paint disappears. Also, there are scratch tags you stick on their hip/butt. When an animal mounts them, they scratch off and display a bright color. But, those two tools won't be much help with your 1 cow, because the heifers are too small to rub them off. AI takes TIME - YOUR time. I check my herd minimum 3 times a day - sometimes more. Minimum would be twice a day - am and pm. But, the more you check, the more you will catch them. Are you sure your heifers are even cycling? How much do they weigh? If you are seeing blood, you obviously are missing their heat (maybe 2 days prior). Are you seeing blood on the heifers also? If so, then they are definitely cycling. For your first year, you might be better off using a neighbors bull. Or, as suggested, you can set up a sync program, AI them, THEN turn them in with a bull. That way, you have a chance of having a few AI calves, but calving should be over in about 30 days - if the bull is good. [/QUOTE]
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