TheBurningRedRose
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Interestingly, this is my first time learning about the whole breeding process of cows. I am kind of laughing at myself right now, I thought any time another cow[heifer] mounted or "covered" another cow, whether it be a Male or a Female, that it was stating Dominance. It turns out, that in reality/actuality, she is in heat/standing heat and it's an instinct.
So today, I'm watching our Dexters, we have three. Two Females, and One Male, were all doing the mounting thing, turns out both of our girls are in season, so we are hoping that our Bull will get the job done, though he is only 14 months, I've seen him try and cover our youngest[not really that young, a year and a half] Female already. I've also learned to write this day down on the calendar, and that in 21 days from now, if our girls don't come into season again, we will know that our male was very successful. I'm excited for that part since we just had another cow[Angus] give birth to a calf last Saturday[that has been a bit of a roller coaster]. Regardless, if our dexter bull is successful, we should have calves come 5/31/2025[yes, I already calculated it out..mainly for fun and to test out the gestation calendar to get a feel for it.]
So today, I'm watching our Dexters, we have three. Two Females, and One Male, were all doing the mounting thing, turns out both of our girls are in season, so we are hoping that our Bull will get the job done, though he is only 14 months, I've seen him try and cover our youngest[not really that young, a year and a half] Female already. I've also learned to write this day down on the calendar, and that in 21 days from now, if our girls don't come into season again, we will know that our male was very successful. I'm excited for that part since we just had another cow[Angus] give birth to a calf last Saturday[that has been a bit of a roller coaster]. Regardless, if our dexter bull is successful, we should have calves come 5/31/2025[yes, I already calculated it out..mainly for fun and to test out the gestation calendar to get a feel for it.]
