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<blockquote data-quote="inyati13" data-source="post: 1145449" data-attributes="member: 17767"><p>That statement was more important in your response than any thing else. I was thinking along those lines when I was driving home after breeding two of my favorite girls. They had their first calves in Late March. I thought: This breeding season (June: For March calves) has been almost totally different than the December breeding season. In December I was at least 60% sure that my timing was good. This season, I have not been sure on any. I do know this. I know when they are in heat. But I don't know where at in the cycle. I am starting to use the characteristics of the vulva as an indication. I hope I am safe on doing that.</p><p></p><p>For example. One of the cows I bred yesterday morning. I was watching her and the cow I intended to breed jump each other the night before. I was getting her out assuming her activity was related to the estrus of the other cow. As I was moving her, I saw her vulva was moist. I thought, hey, it looks like she is in estrus. I opened it and sure enough. Very very pink and some mucus hanging in the those long hairs at the bottom. I put her out still thinking it was odd. When she got out to the other cows. Guess what. She started jumping them. So she was in heat too. I was very happy that I stayed around a few minutes to figure this out. I got a pan of feed and put her back in the holding to breed.</p><p></p><p>AI on natural heats is a game you better be able to play on a moments notice. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inyati13, post: 1145449, member: 17767"] That statement was more important in your response than any thing else. I was thinking along those lines when I was driving home after breeding two of my favorite girls. They had their first calves in Late March. I thought: This breeding season (June: For March calves) has been almost totally different than the December breeding season. In December I was at least 60% sure that my timing was good. This season, I have not been sure on any. I do know this. I know when they are in heat. But I don't know where at in the cycle. I am starting to use the characteristics of the vulva as an indication. I hope I am safe on doing that. For example. One of the cows I bred yesterday morning. I was watching her and the cow I intended to breed jump each other the night before. I was getting her out assuming her activity was related to the estrus of the other cow. As I was moving her, I saw her vulva was moist. I thought, hey, it looks like she is in estrus. I opened it and sure enough. Very very pink and some mucus hanging in the those long hairs at the bottom. I put her out still thinking it was odd. When she got out to the other cows. Guess what. She started jumping them. So she was in heat too. I was very happy that I stayed around a few minutes to figure this out. I got a pan of feed and put her back in the holding to breed. AI on natural heats is a game you better be able to play on a moments notice. :D [/QUOTE]
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