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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 726926" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Many people talk about cows "look like they're carrying twins" because they have a big bellie. I go by condition compared to contemporaries. Of course, they're COWS - they always try to make a liar out of you!</p><p>This heifer is far from being "thin", just not carrying the bloom the others have - and getting ready so early really puts my "radar" on high notice. I don't worry about the fact that a cow might have twins - I just want to be alert in case she has trouble having those twins - since twins are a high incidence of dystocia on my farm & across the nation.</p><p>I hear you - "I've had lots of twins & I just go out and they're there". Well, I've had lots of twins to, and yes, I've just gone out and "they're there" - but I have also had many so tangled up, it took a while to figure out what belong to what. If this is the case, we want to know as quickly as possible, because you can save them if alerted early.</p><p>BTW - thanks for all the good wishes. She's right outside the window so I can see her throughout the day. I have not started putting her in the barn as yet (can watch with our cameras). Vulva looks like she could sneeze & push one out, but the udder isn't quite ready yet, and I don't see any loosening around tailhead.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 726926, member: 968"] Many people talk about cows "look like they're carrying twins" because they have a big bellie. I go by condition compared to contemporaries. Of course, they're COWS - they always try to make a liar out of you! This heifer is far from being "thin", just not carrying the bloom the others have - and getting ready so early really puts my "radar" on high notice. I don't worry about the fact that a cow might have twins - I just want to be alert in case she has trouble having those twins - since twins are a high incidence of dystocia on my farm & across the nation. I hear you - "I've had lots of twins & I just go out and they're there". Well, I've had lots of twins to, and yes, I've just gone out and "they're there" - but I have also had many so tangled up, it took a while to figure out what belong to what. If this is the case, we want to know as quickly as possible, because you can save them if alerted early. BTW - thanks for all the good wishes. She's right outside the window so I can see her throughout the day. I have not started putting her in the barn as yet (can watch with our cameras). Vulva looks like she could sneeze & push one out, but the udder isn't quite ready yet, and I don't see any loosening around tailhead. [/QUOTE]
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