Did I say : I hate twins ?

[coachg]

Bull and a heifer . Heifer was a monster , she was all twisted up . I'm betting she was first born , maybe even backwards? Bull calf smaller but average size out of that bull . I hate losing one but this really makes me sick . I hate to think what money they might have brought 6-7 months from now .

 

[Dsth]

Sorry for your lose. I agree that one healthy calf is my favorite thing to see after a cow gives birth. twins just suck 95% of the time.

 

[coachg]

Out of my Quaker Hill Rampage bull that I sold . First set of twins out of him that I can think of . Most of his calves were 65-75 lbs

 

[coachg]

Better afternoon, heifer calf out of the brangus bull . A definite keeper !

 

[farmerjan]

So sorry for the loss of the twins... will you be able to try to find a calf to graft on her? Even at the terribly high prices that they are bringing????
We have had some nice 60-70 lb calves out of first calf heifers by a Quaker Hill bull. Got a group of 12 or so due to a different Quaker Hill bull we bought at the same time.... Hoping they are as nice as this group. I cannot remember their pedigrees... will have to look for the catalog... Really like both of the bulls dispositions. Hope the calves are like that. They are very active and vigorous calves right from birth.

 

[NIdahoShorthorns]

I'm sorry for the loss, but I applaud you for acknowledging it and naming the genetics that it resulted(potentially) from. Too often these things just get brushed off as accidents(maybe it was); but the responsible thing to do is make the information available.

 

[Travlr]

I'm sorry for the loss, but I applaud you for acknowledging it and naming the genetics that it resulted(potentially) from. Too often these things just get brushed off as accidents(maybe it was); but the responsible thing to do is make the information available.

It's more likely that the cow's genetics resulted in twins.

 

[NIdahoShorthorns]

It's more likely that the cow's genetics resulted in twins.

It's certainly harder to know if it's the cow, since the bull, or bull's close relatives, likely have many more offspring. But it's important to know, should a breeder choose to avoid(or not) crossing these genetics back on themselves.

 

[sunnyblueskies]

I'm no fan of twins either. Sorry you lost them both.

 

[greybeard]

I kinda like twins..

 

[Mat Man]

I got a big old cow that's had twins 2 years in a row.
Same bull both years. New bull next go around. I would rather see one good calf . Got 1 cow that had twins 8 years ago and 1 calf every year after that.

 

[Warren Allison]

It's more likely that the cow's genetics resulted in twins.

You are right. These are fraternal twins, resulting from 2 different eggs getting fertilized. Has absolutely nothing to do with the bull.

 

[Travlr]

I kinda like twins..

We're talkin' about cows...

 

[Warren Allison]

It's certainly harder to know if it's the cow, since the bull, or bull's close relatives, likely have many more offspring. But it's important to know, should a breeder choose to avoid(or not) crossing these genetics back on themselves.

It was the cow. Fraternal twins, from 2 separate eggs. Nothing to do with the bull.

 

[SDgrampa]

Double your pleasure,double your fun. Take out two girls instead of one

 

[MurraysMutts]

IIRC, @greybeard and several family members are twins.....