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have an 11 year old cow due to calve any day. for the last 3 days she has been trying to mount another preg cow. she does nt try with any other cow just this certain individual. i know some cows can give off a scent to show heat even though they are preg but would this last 3 days and why dont...

i am going through the same thing right now. shes up shes down tail flicking licking her side and been able to get milk for nearly a week. back end is nearly on the floor she is so loose. been like that for nearly a week. check her every few hours and around midnight. sat out till 2.30 am the...

thanks dun. it does go away sometimes when she sits in a different position. again once she had given birth last year we did nt see it again

have a 6 year old hereford that is due any day. when she sits down she has a large pink ball showing at the back end. she had the same thing last year so we called the vet who said that it would not cause a problem when giving birth. the vet did say what it was but i have forgot and within 30...

thanks for your help dun. if my calculations are correct they are around 276 days. i did think there udder was not quite there yet

they are pedigree hereford

just wondering how long a heifer can go past there due date. i have 2 heifers we put to ai. one on the 20th sep 09 and the other on the 22nd sep 09. is it 9 months or a certain ammount of days. they are both lose at the rear and a bit of udder and both been showing discharge for afew days. the...

old bull that sired these calves. new bull. i think the new bull will improve my heard. the new bull is listed as a superior carcass sire with the hereford cattle society.

the 2 in the third pic are twins. both doing well. bull and heifer though so both destined for freezer

no they are from the previous bull i had. the cows were in calf before i purchased new bull.

had 4 calves from 3 cows. got 3 more to come. they are month old.

both feed within an hour. been on feet ok. curled up at the moment. from peoples experience do cows generaly favour one. they are pure hereford and mother has had 3 calves before but never twins. will being a twin effect their growth in the future months. just woundered what peoples experience...

had first of this years calves born today and they turned out to be twins. 1 boy 1 girl. had the cow scanned at 4 months and nothing was picked up. shame we wont be able to breed from heifer. was a nice supprise though

thanks i ll get her scanned as soon as i can. thought i would see if anyone else had come across this or if there may be an answer other than market. oh and she was nt born a twin but the answer you gave for it possible for the heifer to be breed and still attract attention was probably the one...

thank you farmwriter. very usefull link. not read it all but can tell its what i need to know

no did nt palpate her. the other times she was showing heat she would try and mount others as well as others mount her. this time the other females show no interest and she is not trying to mount others but the bull keeps trying to mount and follows everywhere. she is also rubbing heads...

i have concerns about a heifer of mine as to weather she can be breed. can a heifer show signs of heat but not be sexualy mature enough to conceive. i know a breeder that breeds by weight not age. is there a chance she is not big enough. she is of mainly traditional hereford bloodline and her...

does it differ between breeds? mine are hereford

just woundering how long roughly a cow will moo for her calf which has been taken to a new pasture several miles away. the calf is 5 months old

this is my first calving season so intend to raise this bull calf to see what he turns out like. idealy i will sell him on prob to dairy farmer as a cover for his ai. ( have quite afew dairy farms in my area). only have small horned hereford herd which produced 4 calves this year and hopefully 6...