Calving Guesses

[Trixie Club Calves]

Thought it would be fun to guess when this heifer is gonna calve. It'll be her first calf. Her due date is 3-3-25.

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

Will get more pictures tomorrow.

 

[fnfarms1]

Doesn't look close to me. Ours get much more swollen etc. but a lot of variations. Bagging up?

 

[Lucky]

Heifers are hard to guess. Some swell up like you could shove a 5 gallon bucket in it and some barely start springing or bagging up. My guess is 3/4/25.

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

Doesn't look close to me. Ours get much more swollen etc. but a lot of variations. Bagging up?

We have some cows that literally don't get sprung up, and some that get super sprung up. She's got a pretty good bag! It's not huge but it seems full. I'll get pictures tomorrow

 

[wbvs58]

I'll guess next Monday.
We are not good guessers, none of us guessed when or even if @AmandaQ 's 8 year old would have a calf.

Ken

 

[coachg]

She'll calve when it's time . Heifers are a mystery !

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

She'll calve when it's time . Heifers are a mystery !

They really are lol

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

These are from this morning. She's kinda all over the place with being sprung up. Mornings she's like this, mid day she's noticeably more sprung up, then less so in the afternoon

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

I also have 3 more cows. This one is probably a 5 year old, she's a Recip so carrying an embryo. Due date is 3-14-25

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

This one is a 7 or 8 year old cow, she's also a Recip carrying an embryo.
Due 3-14-25

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

Last but not least, probably 4 year old cow. Also a Recip carrying an embryo. Due 3-14-25

 

[coachg]

I'm calving 11 heifers mid March to first of April. Don't know if my nerves are going to stand it . Checking 2-4 times a day .

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

I'm calving 11 heifers mid March to first of April. Don't know if my nerves are going to stand it . Checking 2-4 times a day .

I can see ours from the house so I pretty much just watch with binoculars all day lol and then go down and check quite a few times during the day and at night.

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

 

[fnfarms1]

We have some cows that literally don't get sprung up, and some that get super sprung up. She's got a pretty good bag! It's not huge but it seems full. I'll get pictures tomorrow

I'd guess she's still 2wks-30days out but as has been said, who knows. Heifers …..there's a reason there's money in calving them for ppl or young proven cows. Heifers are just hard

 

[Trixie Club Calves]

I'd guess she's still 2wks-30days out but as has been said, who knows. Heifers …..there's a reason there's money in calving them for ppl or young proven cows. Heifers are just hard

Her due date is only 4 days away. For her sake I hope she doesn't hold on that long. She's a wide load right now

 

[branxchar&charx]

3-9

 

[DCortes]

Getting closer. A week or two more to go.

 

[farmerjan]

I must be getting old... I check twice a day when they are getting close to expected due date... then monitor as I watch their actions... I don't panic over what they look like so much as attention to actions.... and I try to make sure that the heifers are grown out enough that a decent sized calf should not present a problem. We don't pelvic measure, but I do use easy calving bulls on heifers... and I have pulled one calf in 15 years from a heifer that only had 1 leg out... and helped one cow with a backwards, hind feet first, to get it out faster... and everything was fine once delivered. There are always the possibility of some problem... but I do not panic with constant checking and bothering them all the time. I don't get upset over due dates and going over either... they will have them when they have them.. If I see a possible problem, then I take immediate measures... brought to the barn or somewhere if she needs help... and figuring out what the problem is and intervening as soon as possible...
But counting time and checking constantly.... nope.....
We don't do anything like @Silver or @gcreekrch or some of the others, in regards to calving numbers... but I just try to let nature do her job and help if needed... I cannot babysit them 24/7.

I know when the bulls went in, so their "starting due date"... start watching a few days ahead, and know when the bull came out and when they should be done.... I have a list of how far he says they are when they are ultrasounded... so watch the furthest along ones closer....

We have a group that the vet preg checked... told my son that Feb 23rd was their starting date... got 2 on the ground yesterday.... and one is probably 3 days old that he thought he saw, then never could find the calf... momma hid him good for 2 days.... There are 8 first calf heifers in there....and about 30 cows... about 30-35 cows in another field ... check for new calves every morning and to see who looks like what....keep an eye out but do what needs doing, check again in the evening.... no checking with flashlights and such...