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how often should we check pregnant cows?
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<blockquote data-quote="randiliana" data-source="post: 631471" data-attributes="member: 2308"><p>For us a lot depends on the temperature and wind. And, on the heifers. </p><p></p><p>If it is cold (below -5 to -10 C) we check every 4 hours at night, if it is very cold (below -20 C (0F)) we may increase our checks to every 2 hours. If it is around freezing or above, we may not check overnight at all. Last check at 10-11 pm and first check at 6-7 am. We have been known to put suspect cows in the barn for the night if it is really cold and/or windy, so we don't have to go out every 2 hours.</p><p></p><p>If we have lots of heifers, or any that we think are very close to calving then we will do the 4 hour check at night. 11 pm, 3 am, 7 am is our general schedule.</p><p></p><p>Last year we didn't check at night at all. We had 12 heifers and they weren't having very big calves and it was really nice weather. I think we assisted 1 heifer. Plus, they all were sweet, and calved during the day ;-) </p><p></p><p>This year we have 28 heifers syncronized to calve Feb 20 - Mar 1. We will be checking at night regardless of weather ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randiliana, post: 631471, member: 2308"] For us a lot depends on the temperature and wind. And, on the heifers. If it is cold (below -5 to -10 C) we check every 4 hours at night, if it is very cold (below -20 C (0F)) we may increase our checks to every 2 hours. If it is around freezing or above, we may not check overnight at all. Last check at 10-11 pm and first check at 6-7 am. We have been known to put suspect cows in the barn for the night if it is really cold and/or windy, so we don't have to go out every 2 hours. If we have lots of heifers, or any that we think are very close to calving then we will do the 4 hour check at night. 11 pm, 3 am, 7 am is our general schedule. Last year we didn't check at night at all. We had 12 heifers and they weren't having very big calves and it was really nice weather. I think we assisted 1 heifer. Plus, they all were sweet, and calved during the day ;-) This year we have 28 heifers syncronized to calve Feb 20 - Mar 1. We will be checking at night regardless of weather ;-) [/QUOTE]
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