Hi everyone, I’m new here and looking for some advice on our open heifer.
A little back story, we got her 2 years ago, she was born June 1st and we got her when she was 3 days old. We didn’t breed her mom that year as they were our first cow/calf pair and missed throwing her out with the neighbour’s bull. We weaned from February until June the following winter and they went out with the neighbour’s cows/bulls July 1st last year. She got pink eye out in the pasture (they’re both Herefords) and was treated and that cleared up within 2 weeks. She did lose a bit of weight and separated herself from the herd. Her mom calved out April 8th and we took the heifer in to be preg checked April 10th and she’s open. The vet did say she doesn’t think the heifer is cycling properly. She’s always been a smaller heifer but since having her preg checked she has been putting on a lot of weight and is looking much better. Is it worth trying to breed her again? We’d love to keep her and she was the first calf we’ve had and we’ve grown attached to her. But completely understand if she can’t reproduce there’s no point in keeping her. We already bought a replacement for her but just wondering if anyone out there thinks it’s worth trying again or maybe going to a different vet? (We really weren’t happy with the professionalism at the vet we went to)
Thanks in advance!
A little back story, we got her 2 years ago, she was born June 1st and we got her when she was 3 days old. We didn’t breed her mom that year as they were our first cow/calf pair and missed throwing her out with the neighbour’s bull. We weaned from February until June the following winter and they went out with the neighbour’s cows/bulls July 1st last year. She got pink eye out in the pasture (they’re both Herefords) and was treated and that cleared up within 2 weeks. She did lose a bit of weight and separated herself from the herd. Her mom calved out April 8th and we took the heifer in to be preg checked April 10th and she’s open. The vet did say she doesn’t think the heifer is cycling properly. She’s always been a smaller heifer but since having her preg checked she has been putting on a lot of weight and is looking much better. Is it worth trying to breed her again? We’d love to keep her and she was the first calf we’ve had and we’ve grown attached to her. But completely understand if she can’t reproduce there’s no point in keeping her. We already bought a replacement for her but just wondering if anyone out there thinks it’s worth trying again or maybe going to a different vet? (We really weren’t happy with the professionalism at the vet we went to)
Thanks in advance!
