FlyingLSimmentals
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Oldest cow on the farm just had to have twins, dang it. Fed Hay Yesterday morning and she was away from the herd pasturing lightly, went down and looked at her and she just walked off farther away from me and the herd continuing picking lightly. Got done feeding and had notice she had finally laid down a good distance away at the back of the pasture chewing her cud. I thought well she is either thinking about calving or isn't feeling very well. Had her due to calve Friday March 28th, therefore I guessed she was thinking of calving early. I got busy during the day with other things and didn't get to check on her until right before dusk. Got over there and found 2 baby bulls, a cherry red and a jet black. Ended up going to town to Tractor Supply and buying colostrum, fed the black calf it and the red one tended to not want any. Looked as though he might have nursed, so I left them and went in for the night. Went back early this morning and the black calf got up to try and nurse the dam, ended up helping him get a hold of the nipples. Also gave him a little more of the leftover colostrum I had. The red calf didn't want any of the colostrum again and had appeared to of nursed the dam again. It took a while moving them from the back 40ty to the barn but I got them there. Now I'm trying to decide on whether to keep both or sell one. Also it makes the last three sets of twins being bulls, thought it was more common to have a bull and a heifer. I was hoping for a single heifer from her and got 2 bulls, again dang it. I'll try and take some pics soon to post.