Our 2013 calving season

[Dubcharo]

It was a good calving season for us, we have 128 calves from 123 cows, it began 3 January and finished 25 March. Seven twin couples, 3 backwards, 1 uterine twist. Lost 2, first a heifer calf 80 pounds with retains forward legs detect too late and the second a 3 weeks old probably kick by another cow (nosebleed). Everything still indoor waiting green grass to grow.

 

[Isomade]

It was a good calving season for us, we have 128 calves from 123 cows, it began 3 January and finished 25 March. Seven twin couples, 3 backwards, 1 uterine twist. Lost 2, first a heifer calf 80 pounds with retains forward legs detect too late and the second a 3 weeks old probably kick by another cow (nosebleed). Everything still indoor waiting green grass to grow.

7 sets of twins? Did I read that right?

 

[Dubcharo]

Yes 14 Calves all alive and well from 7 cows. In the charolais breed 5% of twins is normal. Last year we had 9 sets of twins.

 

[Isomade]

Yes 14 Calves all alive and well from 7 cows. In the charolais breed 5% of twins is normal. Last year we had 9 sets of twins.

Wow! Sounds like one heck of a calving season. Best calving percentage I have ever seen. :tiphat:

 

[Dubcharo]

Some pictures, first 3 different twins. The last one our best calf so far Shelco Made Easy X Rio Bravo

 

[Isomade]

I really like the bull calf in the last pic

 

[dryfork2]

Nice looking set of calves. Sell replacements or market calves?

 

[Dubcharo]

Thanks for the comments. We are purebred Charolais breeder since the sixties, each year we sell nearly half of our production as replacements. We sell around 20 calves (female twins with bulls, big birth weight castrate) to market in the fall and finish the rest for slaughter.

 

[Bigfoot]

I feel like a fool. I think every set of twins I have ever had was on a charlois cow. I never made the connection. Great looking calves BTW.

 

[TN Cattle Man]

Good looking calves.

Congrats on a good season!

 

[brimmer X]

I like Charolais cattle and I like your calves. Our last 3 sets of twins were from Char cows. One of those cows, had back to back sets. You have had a fantastic calving year. Congratulations. We are looking forward to seeing calves from our Bruanvieh x Char cross heifers this fall. They'll be Hereford bred. Looking for yellow white face offspring. Hope you have the same result next year.

 

[dryfork2]

had to ask, they look like good replacement calves.

 

[Dubcharo]

If you want a see more pictures go to: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dubuc-Cha ... 099?ref=hl

 

[Isomade]

My my what a calf. Is this pic from this year?

 

[Dubcharo]

No that picture is from 2006 if I remember well, it's in the fall. We retain that Allan Browarny picture for our farm add and business card. That bull was bought by a commercial breeder, we still have the cow born in 2003