Darnit

[randiliana]

Well, found out today for sure that our one and only December calf from last year is Pregnant. Due to calve in March or April with the rest of the herd. That will put her at 15-16 months of age and hopefully around 900 lbs. She is Holstien x Black Angus. We started to get suspicious of her a couple weeks ago, as it looked like she was starting to develop an udder. Well, she was looking more and more pregnant, so finally we got around to preg checking her and sure enough she is expecting. Guess we should have weaned her early last year, but it just was one of those things, then of course we never thought about it again and now it is a little late to abort her.

Mom (surrogate) calved this November, more or less unexpectedly too. Guess she caught right back after she lost her calf last December, she has a darn nice heifer calf on her again this year which WILL get weaned before we turn the bulls out in the spring ;-)

Ah well, at least we know and can feed her accordingly, and she is bred to the "heifer" bull too.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

Good luck. As you said, at least you are aware of it & get keep her in condition.

 

[randiliana]

Good luck. As you said, at least you are aware of it & get keep her in condition.

That's the truth, and at least she is in good condition at the moment, so we don't have to "build her up". So much for the theory that they won't breed until around 600lbs as she was only 643# in September!!

 

[milkmaid]

Bet you she'll calve just fine, especially bred to a heifer bull. I've seen 800lb holstein heifers calve (bred holstein) and though some of the calves did have to be pulled, all the heifers were fine. I wouldn't fret too much.

On the other hand, if you really don't want her calving then... a modified-live vaccine such as your standard 5-way (or bangs!) might slip that calf and you could rebreed her.

If it were me I'd just leave her and feed her well, but then I don't worry over heifers that much. Seen enough of them calve it's not a huge deal anymore.

 

[randiliana]

Bet you she'll calve just fine, especially bred to a heifer bull. I've seen 800lb holstein heifers calve (bred holstein) and though some of the calves did have to be pulled, all the heifers were fine. I wouldn't fret too much.

On the other hand, if you really don't want her calving then... a modified-live vaccine such as your standard 5-way (or bangs!) might slip that calf and you could rebreed her.

If it were me I'd just leave her and feed her well, but then I don't worry over heifers that much. Seen enough of them calve it's not a huge deal anymore.

Not too worried about her calving. Would prefer she was about 6-8 months older but oh well. As for aborting her, I think it will be just as easy to let her calve on her own. We will probably steal her calf from her in the spring (depends how well she does) and put it onto a cow if we lose a calf.

 

[ALACOWMAN]

Bet you she'll calve just fine, especially bred to a heifer bull. I've seen 800lb holstein heifers calve (bred holstein) and though some of the calves did have to be pulled, all the heifers were fine. I wouldn't fret too much.

On the other hand, if you really don't want her calving then... a modified-live vaccine such as your standard 5-way (or bangs!) might slip that calf and you could rebreed her.

If it were me I'd just leave her and feed her well, but then I don't worry over heifers that much. Seen enough of them calve it's not a huge deal anymore.

Not too worried about her calving. Would prefer she was about 6-8 months older but oh well. As for aborting her, I think it will be just as easy to let her calve on her own. We will probably steal her calf from her in the spring (depends how well she does) and put it onto a cow if we lose a calf.

its too late to abort when they start bagging up. them fertile babies can catch you napp'in had the same thing happen

 

[gendronf]

About the same happen 3 years ago. I was scared to let her calve . My vet practice a prevention's caesarean. Cost me $175.00 . Saved the calf and the mother. Next year, she had twins.

Marcel