you can get them to calve during the day by feeding them after dark. it does work start about two weeks before calving. it does work i do it all the time.
> Labor is much more under the
> control of the calf than it is the
> cow herself. Normal labor starts
> in response to the CALF'S release
> of particular hormones. But there
> are things that will throw a cow
> into labor, such as extreme
> excitement or injury. On the other
> hand, a cow IS capable of putting
> off or stalling the delivery for a
> day or two. This is supposed to a
> survival adaptation to prevent
> calves from being born into
> extreme bad weather -- but a lot
> of cattlemen will tell you that if
> cows do put it off, it will be so
> that they CAN deliver in that
> extreme bad weather!
> Ann B
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