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Is this jersey cow close to calving?
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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1726567" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Bull calves means money in the bank or meat in the freezer.... it is too tempting to keep the heifers.... </p><p>Just do not over feed the heifer up to calving. The calf puts on the most size in the last 60 days of the pregnancy. Keeping her well fed but not getting too much or getting fat will help to keep the calf size down a little too. I have seen many small heifers have small calves... nature tends to help to take care of that.... but yes there are exceptions... I am hoping that the heifer will do fine for you. If she starts into labor and you see both feet and the nose, do not be afraid to give her a little help.... a few easy tugs to make the labor a little easier is not bad.... sometimes you will have to pull more on one leg than the other to help ease the shoulders through the pelvis... you know, the difference between going through a door square and easing through one shoulder at a time... but my hope she will just up and surprise you like the cow did.... </p><p>Again, if there is only one foot, or she seems to be in labor with no progress..... call the vet.... better a bill than a dead calf... safe rather than sorry. Since you have facilities I think you are in as good a shape as you can be to do fine with her...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1726567, member: 25884"] Bull calves means money in the bank or meat in the freezer.... it is too tempting to keep the heifers.... Just do not over feed the heifer up to calving. The calf puts on the most size in the last 60 days of the pregnancy. Keeping her well fed but not getting too much or getting fat will help to keep the calf size down a little too. I have seen many small heifers have small calves... nature tends to help to take care of that.... but yes there are exceptions... I am hoping that the heifer will do fine for you. If she starts into labor and you see both feet and the nose, do not be afraid to give her a little help.... a few easy tugs to make the labor a little easier is not bad.... sometimes you will have to pull more on one leg than the other to help ease the shoulders through the pelvis... you know, the difference between going through a door square and easing through one shoulder at a time... but my hope she will just up and surprise you like the cow did.... Again, if there is only one foot, or she seems to be in labor with no progress..... call the vet.... better a bill than a dead calf... safe rather than sorry. Since you have facilities I think you are in as good a shape as you can be to do fine with her... [/QUOTE]
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