Katpau
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I have a 387 day old heifer that is ready to calve any day now. I only leave bulls in 60 days and we Lutalayse heifers in the Fall, but it wasn't enough to prevent this heifer who was apparently impregnated by my bull when she was only about 100 days old. I did not realize until more recently that Lutalayse is not effective in aborting calves once the pregnancy is beyond a few months. In the future I will be luting 30 days after bull removal. I had the Vet out today to check her and he said her pelvis was fairly big for her age, but the calf had big feet, so he recommended a C section. The calf is in place and she already has white milk, so we are scheduled for Friday if it doesn't start before that.
This is the second time I've had this situation. In 2004 I had a heifer try to calve at 13 months 1 day old. We did a C-section and saved the heifer, but it was done in the dark, out in the open in a cold rain with flashlights. Made some mistakes and lost the calf. This time hopefully we will do it right. I sure hope she waits until Friday.
Anyone ever have a calf this young calve successfully on her own?
This is the second time I've had this situation. In 2004 I had a heifer try to calve at 13 months 1 day old. We did a C-section and saved the heifer, but it was done in the dark, out in the open in a cold rain with flashlights. Made some mistakes and lost the calf. This time hopefully we will do it right. I sure hope she waits until Friday.
Anyone ever have a calf this young calve successfully on her own?