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Gestation Length and CE and Vigor
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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 1315545" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>I agree about the cold needing heavier calves. We've also never had extremely small calves. Our smallest has been around 60 lbs. Even our twins run in the 60-70 lb range. We've had calves that size in single digit temps. It was twins that slipped under the fence when they were born and were frozen/stuck to the ground. The bull was ok when we got him to momma, but the heifer was frozen stiff. Put her in a tub of warm water and thawed her out. and tubed colostrum into her and bottle fed her for a couple of days. Some folks bought her and raised her as a pet. I lost track of her after she turned 3 and was fat as a tick and never bred.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 1315545, member: 34"] I agree about the cold needing heavier calves. We've also never had extremely small calves. Our smallest has been around 60 lbs. Even our twins run in the 60-70 lb range. We've had calves that size in single digit temps. It was twins that slipped under the fence when they were born and were frozen/stuck to the ground. The bull was ok when we got him to momma, but the heifer was frozen stiff. Put her in a tub of warm water and thawed her out. and tubed colostrum into her and bottle fed her for a couple of days. Some folks bought her and raised her as a pet. I lost track of her after she turned 3 and was fat as a tick and never bred. [/QUOTE]
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