Our calving season started off early this year with a cow that must have slipped on some ice and aborted her calf. Calf didn't make it but we grafted a little Holstein from a friends dairy onto her and she took it with no problems at all.
Yesterday that cows Heifer from two years ago gave birth to her first calf. Beautiful little heifer born without issues and took to the calf quicker than any heifer I've ever seen. Usually they stand around and sniff the calf for a minute before they start licking but she was up and licking the calf in seconds. Calf stood up and 25 minutes old and nurses at around 40 minutes old..
So that's our start... First two calves of the year and expecting more anytime now... Have about 21 more to go..
Yesterday that cows Heifer from two years ago gave birth to her first calf. Beautiful little heifer born without issues and took to the calf quicker than any heifer I've ever seen. Usually they stand around and sniff the calf for a minute before they start licking but she was up and licking the calf in seconds. Calf stood up and 25 minutes old and nurses at around 40 minutes old..
So that's our start... First two calves of the year and expecting more anytime now... Have about 21 more to go..