2022, here we go again!

[MurraysMutts]

Yesterday had another heifer born... 288 days gestation, sired by french lim bull. Heifer is 15/16 lim, tiny, maybe around 80lbs.
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Hah!
U said tiny at 80lbs!

Calf is adorable! Appears to have a bit of an underbite...

 

[Travlr]

Appears to have a bit of an underbite...

We must be looking at different pics.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Hah!
U said tiny at 80lbs!

Calf is adorable! Appears to have a bit of an underbite...

Caught her making a funny face, so it might look like that, but she doesn't have it.


Yup, 80lbs is tiny for me 105lbs is around herd average. Most of the time calves are in 100-110lbs range, with more calves going over 110lbs, than under 100lbs.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Another cow is preparing to calve today. 297 days gestation, so I'd be VERY surprised if it was a heifer. And cow looks huge around her belly.

 

[J Hoy]

It's muzzle is upturned and the lower incisors are showing. Does she have an underbite? Why is it that livestock owners don't care that exposure to Imidicloprid, the insecticide that is killing birds and pollinators at very alarming rates was also shown to cause underdeveloped facial bones (underbite or overbite) on grazing animals. The adults and young that died or that had such birth defects had the highest levels of Imidacloprid in their spleen. A new study on humans just came out that showed that exposure to Imidacloprid and other neonicotinoids is associated with decreased serum testosterone levels in humans, both males and females of all ages 6 years old and older. As the most used pesticides in the world, neonicotinoids have been detected in the urine of half of the US population aged 3 years or older and in spleens of a high prevalence of white-tailed deer far from fields where it is applied. I would think that livestock owners would be really concerned about this (especially the men - LOL - but really not laughing because Imidacloprid is killing most life, both invertebrates and vertebrates on the planet). Even if this calf doesn't have an underbite, livestock owners and parents should be very concerned.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

As I mentioned one cow calved yesterday. 297 days gestation, vrb sired bull calf from angusxsalersxdairy 11 years old cow.




A photo of the heifer, which brought up some discusion. She seems okay to me.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Another newborn today. Bull calf again, thankfully! 15/16 lim, 285 days gestation.


There are two cows on 282nd day, so they should pop soon too.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

This one should calve quickly too. 283 days gestation, but don't think that she'll wait for very long, max two days I would say, maybe even one day.


Really like this heifer. Simx, 11 days old, but looks promising already.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Well, haven't waited much. 283days gestation, limx heifer calf.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Well, haven't waited much. 283days gestation, limx heifer calf.
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Whoa Nelly!
Look at that bag O' milk!!
Love it!

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Whoa Nelly!
Look at that bag O' milk!!
Love it!

She sure has milk! Going to try keep her one yearling daughter. Hopefully will be abit taller, but will keep mom's udder

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Yesterday born simmental sired bull calf. 284 days gestation. Have another cow on 289th day in calf to another simmental and another cow on 281st day with piedmontese calf. Fingers crossed for bull calves No need for heifers anymore. It's too sad to sell good heifers, but can't keep them all.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Some pics while waiting for the newborns.

10 days old heifer by french limousine bull.


May 6th born piedmontese x bull calf. He was the heaviest newborn this year.


Cow, which has aborted her calf is in heat this evening, less than one month passed. AI tomorrow in the morning.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Today's newborn bull calf, simmental sired, 291 day gestation, quite a big calf, but cow never had any trouble before.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Better pics of the newborn taken last evening. Some big boy! Looks half weaned already

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Back to big calves I guess. Very similar size to the biggest this season bull calf. The same sire, 286 days gestation. Cow calved herself! She didn't stood up for some time. No wonder. She should have been very tired. Checked her 2 hours later and she was up and already cleaned up. Calf, on the other hand, is struggling with his weight abit, but already walks short distances himself.

 

[Travlr]

Back to big calves I guess. Very similar size to the biggest this season bull calf.
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That calf is a chunk!

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Well, you are getting your BULLS!

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Alot has happened since the last post. Weight of the big calf- 132lbs. Not sure why, but found him dead one morning. Could have been stepped on by the cows in heat. There were two in heat in the evening. However, his dam got another calf to raise. The last calved heifer had no milk and her calf got sick, so we were bottle feeding that calf. This cow has accepted her new calf very quickly. Skin trick works very well in such cases. So at the end still had the best outcome, which was possible at that moment.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

One cow calved today. 288 days gestation, parthenaise sired heifer. The 3rd calf for the cow. She had a bull calf from the same sire as a heifer.




Going to the end of the calving thanfully. Waiting for 5 more AI calves and a couple sired by piedxlimx bull. Those from the bull are due starting 3rd of July.