early calf

[dompeters84]

Hello all, We had a heifer have a calf last night. Everythis seems ok now but the calf is small. It a heifer calf and she was 2 weeks early. She was AI to bextor. Just wondering if there is anything I need to watch for with her be so early?

 

[Kscattle]

I'm having some early calves this year along with several others on this board. As long as she's gotten colostrum and nursing well she'll be fine. Probably a little smaller than the rest of em at weaning time but some creep feed might solve that. Congrats on your new baby calf

 

[Isomade]

I had 5 pre-mature this year.

 

[denvermartinfarms]

I have had alot of them over the years. I have had several at 8 months and three weeks. Seems like alot of heifers will be early. And most of them are not any smaller at first or at weaning.

 

[Black and Good]

I've got a heifer up that is due on the 10th. She looks like you need to follow her around with a basket.LOL. I've always thought it was pretty common for heifers to have them 10 days early?? B&G

 

[Fire Sweep Ranch]

I have a heifer that is 287 days today, and she was sexed having a heifer, which are usually early or at least on time! She looks like if she sneezes or coughs, the calf will fly out!

 

[cowgirl_jenna]

I've had a few early calves over the years, and they all did just as good as their herd-mates. The only trouble I've had with a early birth, is a couple times the cow/heifer didnt have good colostrum yet. So, I gave the calf a colostrum re-placer the first time. Interesting Fire sweep, I dont think I've had any go over that long. I would be curious if she has a bigger than normal calf?

 

[dompeters84]

The calf is doing great. She has a few other calves to play with now. We have about 20 more that were AI. They were then put in with a clean up bull. We know they are all pregnant just not if it was AI or cleanup. I hope we get a few more calves out of the AI. What have you all been seeing this year on percentage that took to AI?