Time between twin calves

[dheart]

Hello everyone. I have been reading on this site for a couple of days now and at the moment I have some free time to start posting. How long has anyone gone between twin calves. We had a cow with a calf, both were fine, tagged the calf in the morning like we always do with the newborns. The next day, went to check before dark and there was this little calf running around acting hungry. We have around 170 cows in this pasture so trying to find momma at night wasn't going to work. The next morning this calf had met up with this cow and calf and momma claimed it and let them both suck. We didn't have any other cows looking for a calf. All we could figure out was that she had one calf one day and the other the next day. Anyone had anything like this?

Andy

 

[BlackBaldyMan]

Never seen them come out THAT far apart, could possibly be that but as soon as they get the stress in the woom they are coming, I wouldnt think one could get hung up that long. My guess would be that another cow calved and did not accept her calf so this one was running around hungry and now THIS cow accepted it and her own calf, some mothers are just to nice, my guess anyways, I would check cows and see if any just calved and arent feeding a calf or udder is really full, just my guess though.

 

[Victoria]

Yes, that happened to us one year. Cow had a calf on Mar. 31 in the morning. I tagged it. April 1st morning I see the same cow with a calf that has no tag. I thought maybe I was going crazy. Checked the calf for a torn ear had to drive around awhile to find the first calf. She had put it in the woods, had the second calf and left the first. If I hadn't tagged that first calf I probably would never have even known because I don't think she was going back for the first one. She was happy to see him though and did a good job with her twin sons. My mother didn't believe me at first when I told her either, it was April Fool's Day. :lol: