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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 5337"><p>> Calving in the pasture should be</p><p>> fine if you can keep a close eye</p><p>> on the first calf heifers. Give</p><p>> some thought to how or what you</p><p>> are going to do if one of those</p><p>> heifers should have a calving</p><p>> problem. Where can you best work</p><p>> with the cow?</p><p></p><p>> The biggest problem with any</p><p>> livestock is making sure the</p><p>> infectious bugs aren't</p><p>> concentrated in a birthing area.</p><p>> That's one reason pasture calving</p><p>> can be good, or calve in a corral</p><p>> and move the new moms out fairly</p><p>> soon.</p><p></p><p>> We bring our MG's into a corral</p><p>> for most calving, but only for our</p><p>> convenience and comfort. Friends</p><p>> in Idaho calve their Murray Greys</p><p>> in the snow in January.</p><p></p><p>> One other reason to consider</p><p>> moving first calf heifer's up to a</p><p>> corral or pen temporarily is it</p><p>> can be very helpful to leave the</p><p>> mother and calf together for a day</p><p>> or two to make sure they have</p><p>> fully bonded. Murray Greys are</p><p>> very good mothers, but</p><p>> occasionally an older cow that is</p><p>> near calving will foster and steal</p><p>> the calf from a first calf heifer.</p><p>> It's rare, but it can happen.</p><p>> Leaving them together overnight,</p><p>> or at least away from the older</p><p>> cows for a day or two can help</p><p>> prevent problems.</p><p></p><p>> There are two reasons Murray Greys</p><p>> are easy calvers. One is most, but</p><p>> not all, breeders breed for the 60</p><p>> to 80# bw mentioned in the above</p><p>> post. The second reason is that if</p><p>> you look at a Murray Grey from the</p><p>> front, you will see a nice sloping</p><p>> shoulder, not a blocky one. This</p><p>> sloping shoulder helps the calf</p><p>> slip right out. The only time</p><p>> we've had any calving problems is</p><p>> when a calf has come backwards,</p><p>> and those are an emergency in any</p><p>> breed.</p><p></p><p>> As for my comment that not all MG</p><p>> breeders breed for low</p><p>> birthweight, there are some</p><p>> breeders who are more show cattle</p><p>> oriented and who do tend to breed</p><p>> for bw's in the higher range. Look</p><p>> at the epd's for your cows.</p><p></p><p>Thanks Linda, a lot of good info. one other tip my bother gave me is, if you need to help her birth the calf,only get the head and shoulders out, and don't hurry her, then get out of there and let her have that calf. She is a lot less likely to reject that baby.</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:jrnicol@aol.com">jrnicol@aol.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 5337"] > Calving in the pasture should be > fine if you can keep a close eye > on the first calf heifers. Give > some thought to how or what you > are going to do if one of those > heifers should have a calving > problem. Where can you best work > with the cow? > The biggest problem with any > livestock is making sure the > infectious bugs aren't > concentrated in a birthing area. > That's one reason pasture calving > can be good, or calve in a corral > and move the new moms out fairly > soon. > We bring our MG's into a corral > for most calving, but only for our > convenience and comfort. Friends > in Idaho calve their Murray Greys > in the snow in January. > One other reason to consider > moving first calf heifer's up to a > corral or pen temporarily is it > can be very helpful to leave the > mother and calf together for a day > or two to make sure they have > fully bonded. Murray Greys are > very good mothers, but > occasionally an older cow that is > near calving will foster and steal > the calf from a first calf heifer. > It's rare, but it can happen. > Leaving them together overnight, > or at least away from the older > cows for a day or two can help > prevent problems. > There are two reasons Murray Greys > are easy calvers. One is most, but > not all, breeders breed for the 60 > to 80# bw mentioned in the above > post. The second reason is that if > you look at a Murray Grey from the > front, you will see a nice sloping > shoulder, not a blocky one. This > sloping shoulder helps the calf > slip right out. The only time > we've had any calving problems is > when a calf has come backwards, > and those are an emergency in any > breed. > As for my comment that not all MG > breeders breed for low > birthweight, there are some > breeders who are more show cattle > oriented and who do tend to breed > for bw's in the higher range. Look > at the epd's for your cows. Thanks Linda, a lot of good info. one other tip my bother gave me is, if you need to help her birth the calf,only get the head and shoulders out, and don't hurry her, then get out of there and let her have that calf. She is a lot less likely to reject that baby. [email=jrnicol@aol.com]jrnicol@aol.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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