Calving 2025

[lithuanian farmer]

An update on older calves.

Pure lim heifer on the left.

Month old charolais.

Both together.

Maine anjou heifer.

87,5% lim heifer out of heifer.

Another lim heifer.

94% lim bull calf

The first calf of the season- charolais ouy of shorthornx.

 

[branxchar&charx]

Great pics! Would almost expect alot more snow

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Great pics! Would almost expect alot more snow

We had a very warm and muddy winter. Only now in February finally got some cold again. It's been a good month of mud before that. Even had +10°C in January, which is unheard of here.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Newborn from yesterday.

Same sire as the light grey bull calf. 289 days gestation, around 110lbs would say, bull calf, unassisted, out of 75% lim, 6,25% blue cow. Cow unfortunatelly had an abortion last year and the year before her full term calf was not alright and by the 1,5months age he was barely walking. That one was her first calf and this one was her final attempt to be kept here. Well, this time everything looks okay and calf is as bright as he could be.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Photo of the sire

 

[gizmom]

great looking calves!

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Another newborn by the same blonde bull. Born yesterday, heifer calf, 288 days, dam is 12 years old.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Weighed both last blondex calves, heifer- 99lbs, bull calf 106,9lbs with the coat on.
Also mom's one and only little dairy cow also had blonde sired bull calf born two days ago. Was born unassisted and weighed 97lbs today.

The cow is a tiny one- in 1000-1100 lbs range at most, so calf looks huge compared to her.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Your calves look great. The cows seem to be in a lower body condition than what they normally are?

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Your calves look great. The cows seem to be in a lower body condition than what they normally are?

Yeah, slightly. Only now we finally finished building the shed and feeding only hay instead of haylage, as last season had too many big calves.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Weighed both last blondex calves, heifer- 99lbs, bull calf 106,9lbs with the coat on.
Also mom's one and only little dairy cow also had blonde sired bull calf born two days ago. Was born unassisted and weighed 97lbs today.
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The cow is a tiny one- in 1000-1100 lbs range at most, so calf looks huge compared to her.

That whopper of a calf will make good use of mamas milk!
Will mama raise more than one???

Love seeing your updates!

 

[mwj]

That whopper of a calf will make good use of mamas milk!
Will mama raise more than one???

Love seeing your updates!

Did you not see that the cow is ''tiny''. She only weighs 1100 lbs. That puts the calf size a little more in perspective.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Did you not see that the cow is ''tiny''. She only weighs 1100 lbs. That puts the calf size a little more in perspective.

1100 lbs and tiny!
With a 97lb calf.

My 1100lb "tiny" jerseys would raise 3!

That cow does look a bit crossbred to me tho. Not full jersey. Can't see her udder in that pic either. Dern it

 

[lithuanian farmer]

That whopper of a calf will make good use of mamas milk!
Will mama raise more than one???

Love seeing your updates!

No, she will raise only hers and she is milked daily as well. The calf either will be adopted onto another cow if we will loose any in a following month or will be sold at ~1,5months age.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

1100 lbs and tiny!
With a 97lb calf.

My 1100lb "tiny" jerseys would raise 3!

That cow does look a bit crossbred to me tho. Not full jersey. Can't see her udder in that pic either. Dern it

She has no jersey in her. We got her from the neighbor, which raised red dairy cows and used only his own bulls for years, so her size is mostly due to being inbred alot. She doesn't give much of milk, but is more than enough for our own needs.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Great pics! Would almost expect alot more snow

February brought back winter!

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Another newborn today. Sired by lim bull, out of simx cow. Heifer calf, unassisted, 287 days gestation.




One from before- blondex heifer. 8days old.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Last heifer was 104,7lbs at one day age.

Today have another arrival. This time parthenaise sired bull calf. 7th calf for the cow. She often needed assistance as she usually have quite big calves, but this time she calved herself. Last year, for example, she had 132lbs blonde heifer.
This one might be around 110lbs.

 

[lithuanian farmer]

New one today. 281 days gestation, piedmontese sired out of limx. Really wanted a heifer, but got a bull calf... Well, will need to try the same breeding for the next season with hope for heifer

 

[lithuanian farmer]

Bull calf for today. Most likely will be the biggest calf for the season. Charolais sired, 289 days, out of limx cow. Assisted. Currently guessing around 130lbs.