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<blockquote data-quote="DallasGal" data-source="post: 1313449" data-attributes="member: 24909"><p>Thank you all for your comments and input. To answer a few questions: </p><p></p><p>RE: Lineage - This baby came from a new herd of black baldies - which are crossbreeds that usually contain Hereford lineage. The bull that sired the calf has Hereford in him as well, but I'm not sure of his specific breed or breed mix. Overall, the cows at the Ranch are Angus, Brahman, and Baldy with confirmed Hereford lineage. I read that dwarfism sometimes randomly presents in herds with Hereford lineage, but this is exceedingly rare. The Ranch is not mine, it's my grandfather's. I usually just spend weekends and vacations there, so I'm not 100% sure on the specifics of each of his herd's lineages (or cattle rearing in general), but I find it very interesting and fun and try to keep up <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>RE: Twins - The herd of Baldies this calf was dropped from is new and being kept separate from the ranch's existing herd of Angus and Brahmans. We did not see the cow that dropped the calf anywhere around when we found Two Cents, but my Papaw knows which one it is. Two Cents is now ten days old (at least) and his mother has not yet dropped another that we are aware of; the pasture they are being kept in is checked 4-5 times during daylight hours and 1-2 times overnight by Papaw and his ranch hands - they do a complete count of cows/calves each time. Also, my grandparents live on the ranch with the pastures surrounding the ranch house on all sides. There really isn't an inch of the ranch that isn't driven or walked through or around every single day by my grandparents, the ranch hands, myself, my grandfather's brothers, or my various cousins and/or other visitors. The mother could have dropped a twin somewhere without someone seeing it and it became victim to predation; I find this scenario possible, but unlikely. </p><p></p><p>RE: Premature - The pictures I posted are of Two Cents approximately 3 days after he was found last weekend. I have one picture from the day he was found, I will post that here to. I'm assuming last Sunday (2/21) as the day he was born. He was found with thick, dense hair, long eye lashes, firm/black hooves, already walking/running, clear eyes, and he took to the bottle like it was his job. Based on his physical attributes and cognitive faculties, he does not appear to me to be a premie and every cow in his mom's herd was due or overdue. </p><p></p><p>RE: Features - In some pictures, his forehead (and head in general) do appear to be slightly big for his body. However, I'm attributing this to the crazy mound of hair atop his head. The Baldy herd he came from has some of the fullest, longest, craziest hair atop their head and coming off their ears I have ever seen in my life. These ladies have full on fro-hawks and giant whisps of hair growing in every direction around and from their ears - its quite interesting looking. I'm going to post some more pics. One will be a close up of his face/head where you can see that the bulge on his head is indeed constituted of hair. Also, when he is laying down with all his limbs tucked under his body, his head appears much larger than it is. In person, this calf appears proportionate to me. The the other baby cow he is pictured with (Peyton) is from the Angus herd; Peyton has very long ears, which seems typical of the Angus breed and Two Cents has shorter, fatter, rounder ears, which seems typical of the Baldies. </p><p></p><p>My grandfather grew up on a dairy farm and now raises cows of his own; he has been working a farm or a ranch and raising cows for most of his 71 years and he says he has never seen anything like this before.</p><p></p><p>The day/night he was found: </p><p><a href="https://goo.gl/photos/Ji4M3KXVYGK9C8JQ7" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/photos/Ji4M3KXVYGK9C8JQ7</a></p><p></p><p>Closeup showing his diminutive size and crazy hair: </p><p><a href="https://goo.gl/photos/xkQaEMsGUUTSQ6Ki8" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/photos/xkQaEMsGUUTSQ6Ki8</a></p><p><a href="https://goo.gl/photos/SZi4jBzw7gwvenXc8" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/photos/SZi4jBzw7gwvenXc8</a></p><p></p><p>More pics:</p><p><a href="https://goo.gl/photos/TuXs1n7TpXgNEcEy5" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/photos/TuXs1n7TpXgNEcEy5</a></p><p><a href="https://goo.gl/photos/PgDQS89psWCZ4ojM9" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/photos/PgDQS89psWCZ4ojM9</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DallasGal, post: 1313449, member: 24909"] Thank you all for your comments and input. To answer a few questions: RE: Lineage - This baby came from a new herd of black baldies - which are crossbreeds that usually contain Hereford lineage. The bull that sired the calf has Hereford in him as well, but I'm not sure of his specific breed or breed mix. Overall, the cows at the Ranch are Angus, Brahman, and Baldy with confirmed Hereford lineage. I read that dwarfism sometimes randomly presents in herds with Hereford lineage, but this is exceedingly rare. The Ranch is not mine, it's my grandfather's. I usually just spend weekends and vacations there, so I'm not 100% sure on the specifics of each of his herd's lineages (or cattle rearing in general), but I find it very interesting and fun and try to keep up :) RE: Twins - The herd of Baldies this calf was dropped from is new and being kept separate from the ranch's existing herd of Angus and Brahmans. We did not see the cow that dropped the calf anywhere around when we found Two Cents, but my Papaw knows which one it is. Two Cents is now ten days old (at least) and his mother has not yet dropped another that we are aware of; the pasture they are being kept in is checked 4-5 times during daylight hours and 1-2 times overnight by Papaw and his ranch hands - they do a complete count of cows/calves each time. Also, my grandparents live on the ranch with the pastures surrounding the ranch house on all sides. There really isn't an inch of the ranch that isn't driven or walked through or around every single day by my grandparents, the ranch hands, myself, my grandfather's brothers, or my various cousins and/or other visitors. The mother could have dropped a twin somewhere without someone seeing it and it became victim to predation; I find this scenario possible, but unlikely. RE: Premature - The pictures I posted are of Two Cents approximately 3 days after he was found last weekend. I have one picture from the day he was found, I will post that here to. I'm assuming last Sunday (2/21) as the day he was born. He was found with thick, dense hair, long eye lashes, firm/black hooves, already walking/running, clear eyes, and he took to the bottle like it was his job. Based on his physical attributes and cognitive faculties, he does not appear to me to be a premie and every cow in his mom's herd was due or overdue. RE: Features - In some pictures, his forehead (and head in general) do appear to be slightly big for his body. However, I'm attributing this to the crazy mound of hair atop his head. The Baldy herd he came from has some of the fullest, longest, craziest hair atop their head and coming off their ears I have ever seen in my life. These ladies have full on fro-hawks and giant whisps of hair growing in every direction around and from their ears - its quite interesting looking. I'm going to post some more pics. One will be a close up of his face/head where you can see that the bulge on his head is indeed constituted of hair. Also, when he is laying down with all his limbs tucked under his body, his head appears much larger than it is. In person, this calf appears proportionate to me. The the other baby cow he is pictured with (Peyton) is from the Angus herd; Peyton has very long ears, which seems typical of the Angus breed and Two Cents has shorter, fatter, rounder ears, which seems typical of the Baldies. My grandfather grew up on a dairy farm and now raises cows of his own; he has been working a farm or a ranch and raising cows for most of his 71 years and he says he has never seen anything like this before. The day/night he was found: [url=https://goo.gl/photos/Ji4M3KXVYGK9C8JQ7]https://goo.gl/photos/Ji4M3KXVYGK9C8JQ7[/url] Closeup showing his diminutive size and crazy hair: [url=https://goo.gl/photos/xkQaEMsGUUTSQ6Ki8]https://goo.gl/photos/xkQaEMsGUUTSQ6Ki8[/url] [url=https://goo.gl/photos/SZi4jBzw7gwvenXc8]https://goo.gl/photos/SZi4jBzw7gwvenXc8[/url] More pics: [url=https://goo.gl/photos/TuXs1n7TpXgNEcEy5]https://goo.gl/photos/TuXs1n7TpXgNEcEy5[/url] [url=https://goo.gl/photos/PgDQS89psWCZ4ojM9]https://goo.gl/photos/PgDQS89psWCZ4ojM9[/url] [/QUOTE]
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