One cow has been bred to the same bull for her last 3 calves. Calve 1 born on due date, calf 2 born 7 days late, calf 3 (she's in early labor now) will be 5 days early. Shows how much standard due date charts are worth
I know that, but I would expect some consistancy from the exact same matings.suzorse":1jlbmrbs said:a due date is an average they can go 2 weeks either side and it is normal
Suzanne
Now that's an intersting concept. This year has been the coldest winter we've had in almost 15 years. Maybe more blood is directed to the calf. But the other cows that are due sooner aren;t showing any signs at all. Vet came by sunday and looked over the girls (social) and commented that we were sure going to be busy in the next couple of days. One that looked ready a couple of days ago has her udder looking looser andbut her rear still looks like a truck could slip out at any time. This is alwasy the exciting/anxious/satisfying time of year. Cows making a liar out of you one way or anotherslick4591":qfnn6oj6 said:When I'm incubating eggs I can manipulate the hatch by adjusting the temp of the incubator. Less than 99.5 and they hatch a day or so late. A degree warmer and many will hatch a day (sometimes two) early. Just wondering if internal/external conditions would make differences to incubation times for the cow?
#1 Bull, #2 Heifer, and a dandy heifer she is. But the bull wasn;t too bad either and did real well at the local fairs in the market steer shows. #3 isn;t here yet, she's still driving me nuts with the early almost getting into labor phase.suzorse":voqfmgie said:sorry Dun I was not paying attention to who started the post,
as I know you knew that info, what was the sex of the calves ? as some believe
bulls need to cook longer
Suzanne
# 4 Bull, 5 days earlydun":2p4qacoc said:#1 Bull, #2 Heifer, and a dandy heifer she is. But the bull wasn;t too bad either and did real well at the local fairs in the market steer shows. #3 isn;t here yet, she's still driving me nuts with the early almost getting into labor phase.suzorse":2p4qacoc said:sorry Dun I was not paying attention to who started the post,
as I know you knew that info, what was the sex of the calves ? as some believe
bulls need to cook longer
Suzanne
jerry27150":qcb87amp said:why would it stay the same, nothing else ever does. you should know that
That's what has been the shocker. These 3 have been born in really nice warm almost balmy weather. But it's supposed to turn to crap tomorrow but at least no snow (at least predicted). For the next week the highs are only going to be about what the lows have been for the past week.1982vett":1omvjukm said:Dun....you know it's all about the weather.....gotta get it done in the worst possible.
dun":28bwaq26 said:Hope on of them turns out a bull since he will be our potential new herd bull