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JHH

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I have hereford cows,and one is foundered I think.
Long hooves.She is 4 and has calf by side and always raises
a good calf.The question is trim hooves and keep her or sell
her after weaning? :?:
 
JHH":yy854a2x said:
I have hereford cows,and one is foundered I think.
Long hooves.She is 4 and has calf by side and always raises
a good calf.The question is trim hooves and keep her or sell
her after weaning? :?:
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i sell em when they start growing long hooves. my experience has been that you will have to trim her hooves every year. long hooves could be from genetics and not foundering... i say this because you didnt sound too sure about the foundering part.

good luck

jt
 
thanks for the reply.I am new to this, the cows all belonged to
my father, and mom and him got divorced and split the cows up.Thanks again.
 
Ask yourself if trimming the hooves ever so often is worth the calves she will bring you. I'd ship her. You may see differant.
 
Seems to me herefords are eaiser to founder for one reason or another. I have a good relationship with the hoof trimmer, I supply him with hay for his few head and he keeps the herd trimmed up and the clipper blades sharp. Works for me. But most of ya don't like to trim hooves and just ship them. To each your own.
 
JHH":292nkyu5 said:
I have hereford cows,and one is foundered I think.
Long hooves.She is 4 and has calf by side and always raises
a good calf.The question is trim hooves and keep her or sell
her after weaning? :?:
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Maybe it is just long hooves....come up to the ouachita's or the ozarks and pick yourself up some rocks for your pasture.... :) ;-) :cboy:
 
Generally if it's a rapid onset kind of problem it's founder, if it's gradual it could be either genetic or the footing in their environemnt.

dun
 
THANKS FOR THE INPUT, GROWTH IS GRADUAL.STILL DONT KNOW IF I SHOULD KEEP HER OR GET RID OF HER.I THINK I WILL TRIM HOOVES AND KEEP HER FOR ONE MOR CALF AND SEE HOW THINGS GO.
 
If she is a good cow, I say aim to breed it out of her offspring. I have a 'D' (1994) cow that has had poor feet since about 4 years old. I have made sure that all of her offspring have good feet. Her son is our senior herdsire at 7 years and has never had feet problems, and his daughters are the same way.
 

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