Bestoutwest
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How quickly does a cow start showing that she's pregnant? Exposed about mid May if that helps.
Showing pregnancy?
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Depends on the cow, just like a pregnant woman. Usually by about 4-5 months you can tell that there is something different about them. If they are nursing a calf it isn;t as noticable, don;t know why. By 6-7 months it's pretty obvious.
jerry27150
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some never show anything
Bestoutwest
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jerry27150":1q6p3zr1 said:
Those ones end up on TLC's "I didn't even know I was pregnant!"
Thanks for the replies guys. I was kind of thinking it was too early, guess she's just getting well fed.
Lucky_P
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jerry and i are on the same page.
I have some that look 'big as a house' all the time. One calved out just a week or so ago - nice, big calf - I can't tell that she's any smaller than before. Most folks would still think she was heavy with calf.
Vividly remember going to see a fat mare that some clients had bought 'in foal'. "Look - you can see the foal moving in her belly!" But, when I palpated her, there was...nobody home...
Abdominal contractions do not a baby make.
I have some that look 'big as a house' all the time. One calved out just a week or so ago - nice, big calf - I can't tell that she's any smaller than before. Most folks would still think she was heavy with calf.
Vividly remember going to see a fat mare that some clients had bought 'in foal'. "Look - you can see the foal moving in her belly!" But, when I palpated her, there was...nobody home...
Abdominal contractions do not a baby make.
Putangitangi
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In my cows I start to see obvious calf movements from about seven months. But you wouldn't want to use that as a diagnostic tool, because in some of them you'd never see anything and in others, it's only a fleeting movement. I reckon I can confirm they are[\i] pregnant from seven months by appearance, but I couldn't certainly say that one wasn't without other evidence - although you generally only have to wait three weeks for that.
LauraleesFarm
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The only way to know absolutely for sure that the cow is pregnant is when you see the calf's feet coming out......
Seriously, though, I start seeing a prego belly around 5 months, usually.
Seriously, though, I start seeing a prego belly around 5 months, usually.
Nesikep
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On most of mine I don't notice them starting to look heavy until about 7-8 months... and it's usually when you start to notice a little bit of flabby butt too
Mega on the other hand looks like she's about to pop even if she's not in calf.. however, since I've been milking her, I have felt the bump of a calf in her belly on occasion.. just feel a bit of a hard lump in there once in a while.. She was bred about May 10th.
Mega on the other hand looks like she's about to pop even if she's not in calf.. however, since I've been milking her, I have felt the bump of a calf in her belly on occasion.. just feel a bit of a hard lump in there once in a while.. She was bred about May 10th.
