inyati13
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I have worried all year about getting this heifer past her first calf. Star is a simangus heifer born to a very fine Rocking P Simangus heifer I bought from Keith Phillips in 2011. Star's Dam died of bloat one morning in the early spring of 2012. 2012 was a clover year and my renovated pastures were 50 % clover. It was impossible to manage. I had several get bloat but I only lost Clara (Star's Dam). When I found Clara dead, Star would not leave her. I would get her away and she would run back to the other end of the farm where her Dam was dead. I put her up in the crowding pen and began feeding her by hand and caring for her individually. She became a special project. She has a different personality than any other cow I have. She is independent, even arrogant. She does not show any shyness not even to most strangers. No doubt I spoil her. She responds to my voice in the same manner as a dog. She is typical of some of the robust cattle the Rocking P folks breed. Easy keepers and tend to being full-framed.
I have worried about her condition being too high for easy calving. But she delivered her calf about 3 hours ago with no trouble.
Pictures taken March 22, she must be an 8 by my guess:
This was taken about 11:00 AM this morning:
I have worried about her condition being too high for easy calving. But she delivered her calf about 3 hours ago with no trouble.
Pictures taken March 22, she must be an 8 by my guess:
This was taken about 11:00 AM this morning:
