Calving season 2023 has started.

[coachg]

Heifer calf out of our momma that raised twins last year . Got momma up in our 3 acre pasture that leads to the corral. Managed to do 2 days before she calved . Making sure she didn’t leave one like she almost did last year .

 

[coachg]

Second baldie calf out of a registered Hereford cow . Bill payer as we call bull calves .
Third calf out of a first calf heifer . She looked to be doing good and didn’t want me anywhere around her new baby . I’ll catch and tag tomorrow. Maybe 🤠

 

[Dsth]

nice to hear you are getting off to a good start. hope it continues all the way through.

 

[MurraysMutts]

I've only got one possibly due before March and she was a bought cow.

Now u watch, this February will be pretty as you please...

 

[coachg]

Past two years we have left bull in instead of pulling. Normally we put bull in in June for late March and mostly April calves . Then Back in in November for 90 days . We were having more fall calves than spring calves so we decided to do this . We have moved our august and September cows to June and worse yet July last year . So I hope they will be more May and June calving this year . Only thing is our March and April cows have all move up to Jan and February. Most of our cows are on a 10 month cycle of calving. We are definitely pulling the bulls this year !

 

[coachg]

Better pics of the Hereford momma, she’s the ugliest of out Hereford mommas . Black cow is the one that had twins last year .

 

[J+ Cattle]

she’s the ugliest of out Hereford mommas

Apparently the bull found her attractive enough...

 

[coachg]

Apparently the bull found her attractive enough...

He’s a black angus bull , he’s just trying to show black hides matter . 🤪

 

[MurraysMutts]

Apparently the bull found her attractive enough...

Bull don't care if she's a moped...
🤣

 

[coachg]

3 more on the ground , bottom pic sons brangus cow , keeping her bull from last year to possibly use as a heifer bull . She has a heifer this year .

 

[coachg]

Didn’t get a pic of the last one born today but did get it tagged . Got stuck trying to get through a wet place in the pasture trying to check on mommas and babies .

 

[coachg]

3 new ones from this morning. Moms had them hid pretty good .

 

[coachg]

This is where the 3rd calf was before I disturbed momma and she carried him out into the pasture. It’s a bill payer . First pic I tried to tag it’s a heifer and it and mom went over the hill . Middle pic momma had this one bedded about 20 feet from the edge/ bluff of Sand Mtn so I didn’t disturb it . We’ve had one years ago the went off the bluff and it was no fun carrying it back up . Thankfully it went off in a safe place and not shear rock .

 

[coachg]

Here’s a better picture of the little white face you could barely see in the tall grass . 2nd calf purebred Hereford momma . She’s one of the best heifers we have raised the last few years . I love those black baldies!

 

[coachg]

4 new ones this morning, Rained all night and must of been the barometric pressure. Not a full moon , 🤔 , might have just been time .

 

[coachg]

#4

 

[TCRanch]

#4

Did mama just drop a load and that's residual steam? Nice pair.

 

[coachg]

Did mama just drop a load and that's residual steam? Nice pair.

Probably rain or fog on my phone , tractor 🚜 window and / or both . No , but it looks that way ! Lol I have another pic of her eating the afterbirth but some folks acted like they were offended the last time I posted one like that !

 

[coachg]

What good mommas do . She was on the last bite when I found her .

 

[MurraysMutts]

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What good mommas do . She was on the last bite when I found her .

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