mysterious pregnancy

[shortybreeder]

We now have a cow that is about 345 days past her 1 and only A.I. from last year (August 18th, got the breeding slip in hand to prove it) and she's just starting to bag up. Vet checked her 3 weeks ago, said it was a really big calf and should come "any day now" she's been having some mucus off/on for the past week or so. We don't have any bulls on our place, and the only bull calves I got last year were sold September 30th (and were weaned before I left for college on August 30th). We do have 1 new neighbor that has a bull, but other than him there isn't a bull within 2-3 miles (across the highway, no less). The new neighbor has 5 strand high-tensile electric wire surrounding his entire place, and we have never seen the bull in our pasture. I honestly believe that sometime last fall his bull must've gotten into our pasture (which unfortunately is surrounded by a simple 1 stranded poly temporary fence in the part of the pasture nearest him) and bred her, without us ever noticing?? As far as noticing our own fence down, sometimes a strong wind can knock the poly down, so it wouldn't have raised any questions if the fence were knocked down on a side. Any other ideas? The bull we A.I.ed her to was an Angus bull, Prosper, and I believe the neighbor has a xbred red bull, so once the calf is on the ground that could answer some questions... Or raise more...

 

[dun]

Either the neighbors bull or name her "Mary"

 

[M-5]

We now have a cow that is about 345 days past her 1 and only A.I. from last year (August 18th, got the breeding slip in hand to prove it) and she's just starting to bag up. Vet checked her 3 weeks ago, said it was a really big calf and should come "any day now" she's been having some mucus off/on for the past week or so. We don't have any bulls on our place, and the only bull calves I got last year were sold September 30th (and were weaned before I left for college on August 30th). We do have 1 new neighbor that has a bull, but other than him there isn't a bull within 2-3 miles (across the highway, no less). The new neighbor has 5 strand high-tensile electric wire surrounding his entire place, and we have never seen the bull in our pasture. I honestly believe that sometime last fall his bull must've gotten into our pasture (which unfortunately is surrounded by a simple 1 stranded poly temporary fence in the part of the pasture nearest him) and bred her, without us ever noticing?? As far as noticing our own fence down, sometimes a strong wind can knock the poly down, so it wouldn't have raised any questions if the fence were knocked down on a side. Any other ideas? The bull we A.I.ed her to was an Angus bull, Prosper, and I believe the neighbor has a xbred red bull, so once the calf is on the ground that could answer some questions... Or raise more...

She might have went and visited him, don't be quick to blame the neighbors bull cause she might just be a floozy.

 

[M.Magis]

She might have went and visited him, don't be quick to blame the neighbors bull cause she might just be a floozy.

This was my thought as well. Like Dun said, your possibilities are real limited. Or you have a real special cow.

 

[fenceman]

We now have a cow that is about 345 days past her 1 and only A.I. from last year (August 18th, got the breeding slip in hand to prove it) and she's just starting to bag up. Vet checked her 3 weeks ago, said it was a really big calf and should come "any day now" she's been having some mucus off/on for the past week or so. We don't have any bulls on our place, and the only bull calves I got last year were sold September 30th (and were weaned before I left for college on August 30th). We do have 1 new neighbor that has a bull, but other than him there isn't a bull within 2-3 miles (across the highway, no less). The new neighbor has 5 strand high-tensile electric wire surrounding his entire place, and we have never seen the bull in our pasture. I honestly believe that sometime last fall his bull must've gotten into our pasture (which unfortunately is surrounded by a simple 1 stranded poly temporary fence in the part of the pasture nearest him) and bred her, without us ever noticing?? As far as noticing our own fence down, sometimes a strong wind can knock the poly down, so it wouldn't have raised any questions if the fence were knocked down on a side. Any other ideas? The bull we A.I.ed her to was an Angus bull, Prosper, and I believe the neighbor has a xbred red bull, so once the calf is on the ground that could answer some questions... Or raise more...

She might have went and visited him, don't be quick to blame the neighbors bull cause she might just be a floozy.

Seen the little tramps with thier a55 all scratched up from backing up to the barbwire.

 

[TexasBred]

We now have a cow that is about 345 days past her 1 and only A.I. from last year (August 18th, got the breeding slip in hand to prove it) and she's just starting to bag up. Vet checked her 3 weeks ago, said it was a really big calf and should come "any day now" she's been having some mucus off/on for the past week or so. We don't have any bulls on our place, and the only bull calves I got last year were sold September 30th (and were weaned before I left for college on August 30th). We do have 1 new neighbor that has a bull, but other than him there isn't a bull within 2-3 miles (across the highway, no less). The new neighbor has 5 strand high-tensile electric wire surrounding his entire place, and we have never seen the bull in our pasture. I honestly believe that sometime last fall his bull must've gotten into our pasture (which unfortunately is surrounded by a simple 1 stranded poly temporary fence in the part of the pasture nearest him) and bred her, without us ever noticing?? As far as noticing our own fence down, sometimes a strong wind can knock the poly down, so it wouldn't have raised any questions if the fence were knocked down on a side. Any other ideas? The bull we A.I.ed her to was an Angus bull, Prosper, and I believe the neighbor has a xbred red bull, so once the calf is on the ground that could answer some questions... Or raise more...

She might have went and visited him, don't be quick to blame the neighbors bull cause she might just be a floozy.

Seen the little tramps with thier a55 all scratched up from backing up to the barbwire.

Yep...always held my breath hoping the bull didn't ruin himself. Seem a lot of time he'll come down with his legs through the wires...naturally he pulls out and is then on "her" side of the fence and things get serious. :lol2: :lol2:

 

[TCRanch]

Bulls & cows can jump fences. We had a bull that would jump over the cattle guard ("had" being the operative word). Where there's a will there's a way.

 

[shortybreeder]

She might have went and visited him, don't be quick to blame the neighbors bull cause she might just be a floozy.

Seen the little tramps with thier a55 all scratched up from backing up to the barbwire.

Yep...always held my breath hoping the bull didn't ruin himself. Seem a lot of time he'll come down with his legs through the wires...naturally he pulls out and is then on "her" side of the fence and things get serious. :lol2: :lol2:

I actually laughed a little at that :lol: but it's hard to say whether it was him or her because like I said we never saw him in our pasture and don't recall her getting out... Is there any situation where I should contact the neighbor and ask if his bull got out last fall? Or just hope the calf comes easy and then collect the check from the salesbarn next spring? Unfortunately it's in one of my nice registered heifers...

 

[M.Magis]

One of the two got out, I’m not sure it matters much which one. Though I’d assume if it happened once, it could happen again. May be a good time for a hot wire or two.

 

[Nesikep]

Someone went for a visit somewhere, and got back home before anyone noticed... Since you didn't see the bull, there's no way of saying what happened, and you can maybe bring it up as a casual subject someday, but what's done is done and there's no point in making an issue of it now.. Just get ready for when she decides to calf should she need help.

I have calves that sneak through the fence, and make a mess of it every time.. And the I have "Mega".. she's got a belly that looks like she swallowed a barrel sideways, and when she says "I'm not staying on this side of that poly wire of yours", she doesn't stay there, she just jumps clear over it.. Thankfully she's usually good about staying on the right side, and easy to deal with if she gets on the wrong side.