Calving 2023

[lithuanian farmer]

Congrats on a successful and quick graft.

Thank you. This way of grafting never failed yet for us.
Most recent pic of them. Doing real well!

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Some of the calves of the lim bull I just posted about on the herd bull thread.

Two months old heifer. She has some serious growth so far.

Another similar age heifer.


1,5 months old heifer from angusx cow.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

One of the last cows to calve. 293 days gestation, 75% blonde heifer, unassisted.

Have only one left to calve now and two heifers in early fall.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Didn't made me wait for long. The same gestation as yesterday's calf and the same sire of the calf.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Bull calf

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Update on a "whale" cow. She finally popped today. Calved herself, but had an uterine prolapse. Thankfully calf is alive and bright, and managed to fix prolapse.
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295 days gestation, bull calf, sired by blonde, out of 7/8 lim cow.

Mastitis at three days post partum definitely had reduced milk production for this lactation, but her calf is growing rather good.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Parthenaise bull calf, which we decided to keep for breeding next year. Our last lim bull decided to retire very quickly by not doing his job and after almost all cows repeated (twice) after his service culled him. In his place will be kept two our own bred bull calves. This one and charolais calf above.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

12 years old angusx salersx dairy cow. Incalf to charolais, due on the 1st of January. Will be her last calf. Real good cow. Bull's fault that she doesn't have a calf this year. Stuck to first AI.

She will one of the first cows opening "Calving 2024".

 

[moses388]

Bull's fault that she doesn't have a calf this year. Stuck to first AI.

That happened to me, too. I had a cow in heat after the bull was removed. Ai'ed the cow and she stuck. Now I have a heifer sired by Beiber Deep End RAA# 1694338.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

That happened to me, too. I had a cow in heat after the bull was removed. Ai'ed the cow and she stuck. Now I have a heifer sired by Beiber Deep End RAA# 1694338.

The problem was with bull's fertility. He left five empty cows last year and almost all cows repeated this year.

 

[TCRanch]

Will be her last calf because?? She looks to be in great condition with a good udder.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Will be her last calf because?? She looks to be in great condition with a good udder.

Age. Don't want to keep older cows for long as have lost two pregnant ones this year. And have many real good heifers growing up, so either have to cull cows and replace them with heifers, or sell heifers.
Max how long we keep our cows is 14 years. She will be 13 next year, so maybe if she won't have a heifer next year, might give her one more try, but two more the same age cows will be culled next year as well. It was real painfull to loose two cows this year- one 15years old with almost 9 months old fetus and another 14 years old with 6 months old fetus.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Weaning will start in November and it really shows that it's getting closer.


February born lim calf out of angusx cow.

5 months old charolais bull calf. Dam is 10 years old and will be sold after weaning.

4 months old parthenaise heifer out of heifer.

Around 6 months old vrb bull calf.

4 months old blonde calf, dam standing behind. Real tall calf. Wonder how big he will be in two months.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

This one still has a long time until her weaning as she was born only on the 15th of July. However, she shows some great growth. 75% blonde, with some lim and charolais background.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

A line up of cows, which will be opening the next season.

Pure lim incalf to this bull:

JT - FR8710311268 | SYNETICS

www.evolution-xy.international

All these three incalf to this one:

JEFFERSON DE DESSOUS LA VILLE |

www.belgianbluegroup.com

This bull for this girl:

ILUS - FR4438833353 | SYNETICS

www.evolution-xy.international

This one incalf to charolais:

All due in December- January. Will be a busy holidays season!

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Forgot to ask everyone, but how many are using such method or know it?

It's been a couple years, since I got to learn about it and been using it since then for harder delivered calves when I see them struggling to breath. It actually works real well. Done this for our last calf too. He was really struggling to breath, but had an immediate relief when stuck a needle into his nose. Very quick and a huge change.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

I've heard of the needle, but have not seen it used or tried it. That is an excellent picture to show how to use it.
I know your goals are a lot different than mine, but the Jefferson bull is grotesque. He looks like a freek show!
I love your 1st cow (pure Limo) and the Charolais looking cow is super nice also. Good looking group.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

I've heard of the needle, but have not seen it used or tried it. That is an excellent picture to show how to use it.
I know your goals are a lot different than mine, but the Jefferson bull is grotesque. He looks like a freek show!
I love your 1st cow (pure Limo) and the Charolais looking cow is super nice also. Good looking group.

Have seen some putting the needle abit lower, but still aiming for the centre. Good thing to know in a case of an emergency. Have used it several times and it done it's job.
Have seen the progeny of Jefferson in crossbreeding programs. Calves are lovely. However, they also tend to have broader shoulders at birth, so that's gonna be a thing to remember when his calves will be ready to be born.
The whitish cow is actually belgian blue sired out of 3/4 charolais cow. Had two calves so far. The last lim bull left her empty last year, but she stuck on the first try with AI this year. Have left her first daughter for breeding. She is in this year breeding group- horned red with white roan belly.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

the Charolais looking cow is super nice also

She has changed her colour quite alot! She is the one on the right. The other calf was sired by the same blue and out of another charx cow.

Dam was pure white, abit bigger, but daughter has way more belly capacity.

 

[TCRanch]

Forgot to ask everyone, but how many are using such method or know it?
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It's been a couple years, since I got to learn about it and been using it since then for harder delivered calves when I see them struggling to breath. It actually works real well. Done this for our last calf too. He was really struggling to breath, but had an immediate relief when stuck a needle into his nose. Very quick and a huge change.

So, the recovery position in conjunction with the needle, like acupuncture? Interesting. What gauge needle and do you leave it in until the calf shows a response?