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[rc]

I want to thank you again for posting the pics of the cows getting ready to calf. Mine are looking just like that. I checked them yesterday and they are all hanging out in the shady thickets. It was a full moon last night and for some reason I feel there are calves back there now. I can't wait to get offf work and go check. They are all 1st time heifers but all weigh around 1100 lbs and bred to a bull about the same. I hope all goes well.

 

[tg]

Good Luck...Keep us updated :cboy:

 

[Farminlund]

Yes let us know how things went & if the full moon had any influence.

I have a cow past due (was due on Sun 5/22) & she still hasn't calved (so no help from the full moon here). Think I remember a John Stosel (sp) report on myths & that was one of them, although I have heard it all my life (influencing all kinds of behaviors).

 

[rc]

No luck as of yesterday afternoon. I'm new to the calfing thing but moons and storms, bad weather and stuff like that seem to play a major part in horses foaling. i do know enough to say that the fruit don't fall till it's ripe. I wish I had written down the dates when my nieghbors bull got with the hiefers. I'm just really anxious as these will be my first calves.

 

[jerry27150]

moon & storms do affect some alright. like the old farmer said, you know i had a calf born on a sunny day once