73% (not 75% looked at the calculator wrong)of the 11 AI'd are bred. sorry for the confusion. 2 open which the ultrasound showed smaller than normal ovaries and the bull got the the one i missed. 92% bred in the mature cows. i would have like to seen that a little higher.
preg checked the herd this week. had a few more open then i would like, but everything went smooth. AI'd a few heifers and did real well, about 75%. just thought id let ya know.
i used baby powder/talcum powder. it worked just fine. also done the dead calf coat. that one is a little messy. i put the powder on the calfs' back and then around and up the cows nose. it took some time, but she took the calf and did a great job.
i agree with dun. there have been heifers i know where in heat and could not get the gun passed at all. i don't think the bull even got this one bred. it is just the way it goes.
always funny how during the week the calves stay in their pasture, but when the weekends get here, it is a differrent story. had some heifer calves get out...but they hopefully can't go past the secondary fences. only time will tell....sneaky beast
i think the cows bawled more than the calves here as well. the calves just started walking the fence lines. seem pretty quite compared to last year. the 1st calf heifers seemed to be the loudest...everything is new to them :)
Weaned 188 calves the other day. sure is nice and loud here. :D :D . steers and heifers avg 50 more pounds than last years calves. having a bit more rain sure helped.
i had more bull calves earlier in the year, now they are even. weird?? one of the twins i was able to graft onto a cow that lost her calf the night before.