inyati13
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I bred Tatum at sundown yesterday. She was on day 21 past her last observed estrus cycle and true to form, she was standing yesterday morning. I watched her for about 20 minutes. She was standing while others mounted her. Her chalk was gone. I decided to breed her at sundown. The weather is in a good patch. Temperatures in the 40s and clear skies. Bred her at 5 pm. The sunset was beautiful. Nice day to be doing something rewarding. Her cervix had good tone and it took me about 5 minutes. I landmarked the tip with my finger to make sure it was not in one of the horns and deposited the straw. She is a 5/8 Simmental and her Grandsire is Grandmaster. She is an October heifer 15 months old. She is small but has a pelvic score of 202.5. When she was turned into the herd, it did not take long before she was back to flirting. Her behavior would leave the impression she was still in estrus. I started wondering if I bred her too soon. Second guessing is a common practice. My success has been good so maybe it does not matter. I mentioned this to Fire Sweep and she said her cows are usually out of the estrus behavior by the time she AIs. In my experience, I see some estrus behavior on a regular basis after AI.
I bred her to Uno Mas.
I bred her to Uno Mas.