Friendly Wager

[Sawgum]

The wife and I have a wager going and we left it up to you all to settle. Just exactly when does a heifer become promoted to cow? She says after the second calf and I think otherwise.

 

[la4angus]

Just exactly when does a heifer become promoted to cow? She says after the second calf and I think otherwise.

After a heifer has a calf she then becomes a cow.

 

[ollie']

Otherwise.

 

[cattlemom]

the actual definition is a young femal bovine that has not had a calf.

I always call them cows after the first calf....

 

[lakading]

After the first calf.

 

[rbell]

Father in law used to chuckle every time he heard someone say "first calf hiefer".
Said "danged city fellar don't know that once she drop a calf she done be a cow" "Calf took all the hiefer out'n her"

 

[lakading]

Father in law used to chuckle every time he heard someone say "first calf hiefer".
Said "danged city fellar don't know that once she drop a calf she done be a cow" "Calf took all the hiefer out'n her"

This guy was making fun of someone else? Seriously?

 

[Ryan]

never had a calf = heifer

ever had a calf = cow

 

[Victoria]

Gotta agree with everyone else, when she has a calf she is a cow.

 

[Workinonit Farm]

Once she gives birth to a calf, she's a cow.

Katherine

 

[warpaint]

First calf; COW.

 

[longhorn314]

When she gives birth to that first calf she gave up her rights to being a heifer

 

[msscamp]

Well, around here we have 2 year-old heifers and 3 year-old heifers and then we have cows. I guess it just depends on what part of the country you're in.

 

[backhoeboogie]

Well, around here we have 2 year-old heifers and 3 year-old heifers and then we have cows. I guess it just depends on what part of the country you're in.

Are you serious? Never heard that, anywhere,

If she's a mother, she's a cow.

 

[Susie David]

Ok then...why is a animal that has had a calf and not being rebred called a heiferette.
Maiden...I like that term, sounds good, like my Maiden Aunt Clara; though it just doesn't sound right calling them maided cows. Guess I'll stick with heifer.

 

[milkmaid]

Well, around here we have 2 year-old heifers and 3 year-old heifers and then we have cows. I guess it just depends on what part of the country you're in.

I've heard that too. First calf heifers, second calf heifers, cows.

 

[Caustic Burno]

What about these fancy heiferette's. ROTFLMAO

 

[Fred]

I think it's ok to use the term first calf heifer. Technically she's a cow but it lets someone know it is her first calf.

 

[Ryder]

I think it's ok to use the term first calf heifer. Technically she's a cow but it lets someone know it is her first calf.

Me too Fred. Maybe it's a regional thing.
Had never heard of one of those heiferettes until some time back on this board. That was a new one on me. Have never heard it anywhere else either.

 

[aplusmnt]

I think it's ok to use the term first calf heifer. Technically she's a cow but it lets someone know it is her first calf.

That has been when I have used this term, if someone is looking at her and her calf I might call her a first calf heifer, but once she is bred and moved on we call her a Cow.

I Googled heiferettes and I guess it is a common term used by USDA, different Ag Colleges etc....after surfing for a few minutes I got tired of reading and trying to figure out exactly what makes them a heiferette. But the info is out there if interested. But it did not show up as a word on my spell check so who knows.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=n ... eiferettes