TREY-L
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I had two calves born yesterday........after reading about the other births, I felt compelled to post. Do you think it was the moon phase or something?
TREY-L":2bug2evb said:I had two calves born yesterday........after reading about the other births, I felt compelled to post. Do you think it was the moon phase or something?
dun":284cpo2y said:Since we're about a week past full moon I kind of doubt it. You might want to look back 283 days and see where it was when the calves were conceived
Just a thought... and don't laugh at me... do you think they do that because predatory animals might be less active in real inclement weather? ie. gives momma a chance to clean up all the evidence...etc? I may be way-off-base but its just a thought.1982vett":2waxbmb5 said:I'd say it is tied more to bad weather. Just two weeks ago I had three that calved in cold drizzly weather. If they would have calved 12 hours earlier they could have had nice sunny 80 degree weather. But No.
I don't keep detailed records on it but I think I find more calves being born on deteriorating weather than when weather is improving.
TREY-L":1u5418cr said:I had two calves born yesterday........after reading about the other births, I felt compelled to post. Do you think it was the moon phase or something?
Wisteria Farms":294wx0bb said:Just a thought... and don't laugh at me... do you think they do that because predatory animals might be less active in real inclement weather? ie. gives momma a chance to clean up all the evidence...etc? I may be way-off-base but its just a thought.1982vett":294wx0bb said:I'd say it is tied more to bad weather. Just two weeks ago I had three that calved in cold drizzly weather. If they would have calved 12 hours earlier they could have had nice sunny 80 degree weather. But No.
I don't keep detailed records on it but I think I find more calves being born on deteriorating weather than when weather is improving.