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Breeding / Calving Issues
size of teats on our hereford hefier.
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<blockquote data-quote="shadyhollownj" data-source="post: 733956" data-attributes="member: 9320"><p>Ok I'm fairly new to the cattle biz but heres some things I've learned in three years. All my cows I let calve on pasture since they should not have a problem. If its real bad weather I may bring them to a three sided stall after they calve. My first experience with heifers was last year. The ones we ai I would bring them to a stall in a three sided building a week before since they usually go early. i just like having them close by in case of a problem. As far as udder some dont bag until a week before or like the problem heifer I had yesterday calving she was bagged up for 6 weeks. the udders on her were very pendulous though the few days before calving. I had no clue of her date she was bred but even with a little experience you can learn what to look for. All morning she stayed away from the other cows and was pooping every ten minutes keeping her tail up. My guess very early stages of labor. 5 hours later she had a water bag out. This heifer did not swell up like my other cows though so dont wait on that as a sign of near calving. Oh yeah and check the weather because ifs a nice day dont plan on having a calf then.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shadyhollownj, post: 733956, member: 9320"] Ok I'm fairly new to the cattle biz but heres some things I've learned in three years. All my cows I let calve on pasture since they should not have a problem. If its real bad weather I may bring them to a three sided stall after they calve. My first experience with heifers was last year. The ones we ai I would bring them to a stall in a three sided building a week before since they usually go early. i just like having them close by in case of a problem. As far as udder some dont bag until a week before or like the problem heifer I had yesterday calving she was bagged up for 6 weeks. the udders on her were very pendulous though the few days before calving. I had no clue of her date she was bred but even with a little experience you can learn what to look for. All morning she stayed away from the other cows and was pooping every ten minutes keeping her tail up. My guess very early stages of labor. 5 hours later she had a water bag out. This heifer did not swell up like my other cows though so dont wait on that as a sign of near calving. Oh yeah and check the weather because ifs a nice day dont plan on having a calf then. [/QUOTE]
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