waihou
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As calving and lambing is underway down here in NZ I thought I would post a few of our new calves of the season, for those that like calfpictures.
Our small herd of 30 cows started calving 3 weeks ago today, 17 down, 13 to go!
We lost the first calf, a backwards calf to a 2 year old. Only 59lbs, but he had his legs crossed and one bent at the hock, so didn't get to them quick enough
The cattle are outside all year round, and only get hay or silage during the winter, in addition to pasture. The snow gets close up in the hills near here, but rarely falls on the farm(once in 50 years!) but we do get frosts and about 40" of rain p.a.
Average weaning weight (bulls and heifers) 740lbs at 8 months (no creep feed!)
Very pleased with the calves to date, average birth weight 79lbs from dams aged 2 years to 13 years.
This old girl was born in July 2000 and this is her 12th calf.
Not sure why the photos all come out different sizes, but you get the idea.
Our small herd of 30 cows started calving 3 weeks ago today, 17 down, 13 to go!
We lost the first calf, a backwards calf to a 2 year old. Only 59lbs, but he had his legs crossed and one bent at the hock, so didn't get to them quick enough
The cattle are outside all year round, and only get hay or silage during the winter, in addition to pasture. The snow gets close up in the hills near here, but rarely falls on the farm(once in 50 years!) but we do get frosts and about 40" of rain p.a.
Average weaning weight (bulls and heifers) 740lbs at 8 months (no creep feed!)
Very pleased with the calves to date, average birth weight 79lbs from dams aged 2 years to 13 years.
This old girl was born in July 2000 and this is her 12th calf.
Not sure why the photos all come out different sizes, but you get the idea.
