bull calf

[cross_7]

this was at 2 months
now 3 months plus he looks like an orphaned sale barn calf.
i can't believe how he has fallen apart.
i'm hope he just at an awkward stage but i hve my doubts

50/50 cow
bull-objective son
born 7-30-12
sorry for the crappy cell phone pic

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[novatech]

I don't think he looks like an orphan, no pot belly. He looks fairly thick across the rump. At that angle it is hard to tell much of anything. If he is not up to par with the other calves then it may be because the cow is not putting out enough milk or it is genetic. The cow is is good flesh and you seem to have plenty of grass so the milk should be in good supply.

 

[highgrit]

Looks good to me. Must be the picture?

 

[TennesseeTuxedo]

Where's the second picture?

 

[cross_7]

the pic is when he was 2 months old and i was really proud of him.
i don't have a current pic but i'll try to get one but i tell you he is a different calf now.
he looks like a black dairy calf, i can't explain how he fell apart

 

[ALACOWMAN]

the pic is when he was 2 months old and i was really proud of him.
i don't have a current pic but i'll try to get one but i tell you he is a different calf now.
he looks like a black dairy calf, i can't explain how he fell apart

he looks to good there to turn like you said from genetic standpoint... cow dont look like shes much of a milker

 

[KNERSIE]

the pic is when he was 2 months old and i was really proud of him.
i don't have a current pic but i'll try to get one but i tell you he is a different calf now.
he looks like a black dairy calf, i can't explain how he fell apart

he looks to good there to turn like you said from genetic standpoint... cow dont look like shes much of a milker

You hit the nail on the head, there Alacowman. The calf has reached the size now where his rumen isn't yet able to supply in his needs and his dam's milk isn't sufficient anymore.

On a similar note i had a cow a few years ago that milked like a dairy cow when she was fresh and at 100 days her calf was always the stand out and she was just in decent condition, come weaning time she was fat as a tick and her calf weighed just about the same it did at 100 days. Her milk didn't really dry up, it just dried up in nutritional value. At the time I couldn't understand it and gave her more chances, but after her third calf i decided I'd rather eat her.

 

[greybeard]

Ya want me to drive out and take this terrible 'problem child' calf off your hands? I won't even charge ya anything.

 

[cross_7]

i can't say if it the cow or the calf.
i hate to knock someone elses cattle but he is looking more like the bulls that three trees ranch auction a few days ago.
like i said before almost built like a dairy breed.
but i'll get a pic so you can see what i mean.

 

[cross_7]

Ya want me to drive out and take this terrible 'problem child' calf off your hands? I won't even charge ya anything.

might change your mind when you see him ;-)

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

The calf might have lung problems. He may have been sick and you didn't know it. But, looking at the pic, the cow really doesn't appear to have much of an udder.

 

[cross_7]

we have had a a couple hard freezes and been upclose to 90 for a couple weeks so we have very little green.
this is a little trap at the barn were i have them coming in for cubes but they have plenty to eat in the pasture.
he is healthy and hasn't been sick, but the cow may not be milking enough.

 

[chippie]

I think that he is suffering from lack of groceries.
Have you been able to get your hands on him? I bet that he is bony under all that hair.
Chances are if you start giving him some creep feed he will start to blossom.

 

[cross_7]

I think that he is suffering from lack of groceries.
Have you been able to get your hands on him? I bet that he is bony under all that hair.
Chances are if you start giving him some creep feed he will start to blossom.

i think you and some others are right that have said the cow is not milking enough.
she is in good shape and appears to have sufficient milk but the calf sure doesn't look like it.

 

[chippie]

A cow that gains weight or doesn't lose a little while nursing a calf is not a good mother. She putting everything she eats into herself, not into feeding her calf.

Is this her first calf?

 

[cross_7]

A cow that gains weight or doesn't lose a little while nursing a calf is not a good mother. She putting everything she eats into herself, not into feeding her calf.

Is this her first calf?

no she is 5-6 old cow that i bought from a local ranch that was selling off due to drought last year,
but it's my first calf from her.
unless something changes she'll be gone this spring

edit
thats the cow in pic 3 directly in front of the calf

 

[chippie]

She looks fat. I would ship her before spring while she is in good shape. Why put anymore time & money (grass, hay) into her?

 

[KNERSIE]

A cow that gains weight or doesn't lose a little while nursing a calf is not a good mother. She putting everything she eats into herself, not into feeding her calf.

Is this her first calf?

I disagree, I want a cow that gains weight whilst raising a good calf, a cow putting everything in her calf will only raise one under my conditions.

 

[cow pollinater]

I'd wait and see. He looks pretty good to me. She could help him more but if she did it would come off of her back. In the condition she's in she'll breed back fast and give you another good one next year.

 

[Taurus]

He looks okay to me. I don't see any dairy in him when you mentioned that.