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<blockquote data-quote="Brute 23" data-source="post: 1644244" data-attributes="member: 6291"><p>With out a picture it's hard to comment either way.</p><p></p><p>Did you raise the heifers or buy them? What breed are they by chance?</p><p></p><p>If it's the start of a blown out teat it could be a genetic issue. If that is the case you are racing the clock in my experience. They may make it 10 years before it causes a problem or they may have issues next year. If you have some aggressive calves that jump up and suck that really helps. One lazy or sickly calf can do them in.</p><p></p><p>With the type of cattle we run we have to really watch their bags. We can actually get cows that way over produce milk. They can raise some huge calves but their bags and teats just get too big over time.</p><p></p><p>I had a cow with a border line bag this year that lost a calf. I sold her asap because not having a calf sucking was going to ruin her bag. I let her slide and didnt keep any heifers out of her for quite a few years because she raised some big uns.</p><p></p><p>A few years ago I put out 5 real nice F1 heifers on one place together. When they all calved one had a big bag for a heifer. She's on her fourth calf and her calves are in the top percent for lbs/day until weaning but she wont be a 15 or 20 year old calf producer. Eventually a calf will do her in and she will go to the sale while the other four keep on producing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brute 23, post: 1644244, member: 6291"] With out a picture it's hard to comment either way. Did you raise the heifers or buy them? What breed are they by chance? If it's the start of a blown out teat it could be a genetic issue. If that is the case you are racing the clock in my experience. They may make it 10 years before it causes a problem or they may have issues next year. If you have some aggressive calves that jump up and suck that really helps. One lazy or sickly calf can do them in. With the type of cattle we run we have to really watch their bags. We can actually get cows that way over produce milk. They can raise some huge calves but their bags and teats just get too big over time. I had a cow with a border line bag this year that lost a calf. I sold her asap because not having a calf sucking was going to ruin her bag. I let her slide and didnt keep any heifers out of her for quite a few years because she raised some big uns. A few years ago I put out 5 real nice F1 heifers on one place together. When they all calved one had a big bag for a heifer. She's on her fourth calf and her calves are in the top percent for lbs/day until weaning but she wont be a 15 or 20 year old calf producer. Eventually a calf will do her in and she will go to the sale while the other four keep on producing. [/QUOTE]
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