tiny heifer calf

[milesvb]

My favorite limousin who went missing for 3 days came back with this little jewel sired by my red angus bull. I wasn't expecting a calf until the end of January so this calving interval is less than 10 months. Her last interval was eleven months and prior to that 10 1/2. Her other calves were nowhere near as small as this. I tagged the calf and picked her up and she definitely seemed lighter than a 50 lb. bag of cubes. Any guesses on her weight and whether she's preterm or what?

 

[milesvb]

This is her daughter from last year sired by a charolais. This heifer is in the replacement pasture now.

 

[milesvb]

I forgot to add that this calf was very lively and loped along behind momma just fine when the herd came to cubes last night.

 

[novaman]

No offense. I hate charolais. I owned 1 once and alot of farmers I know have them and I have had to pull a calve on every single one. Im not saying they are all that way but some are. A few bad apples spoil the bunch in my book. She is a nice looking heifer though. If the little calf is healthy I wouldnt worry about her.

You have to get the right genetics. We have around 100 head of Char X and we pull maybe 5 a year. The growth they have is what keeps them on our place.

 

[kaneranch]

I really like the replacement heifer and the cow. Nice calf to hope it turns out as good as the one from last year. Thanks Kaneranch

 

[MikeC]

Yeah see I agree. Some people are cheap and dont go for the good genetics and you wind up pulling more than you would like to and lose money in the process.

So you are saying that you hate Charolais because your neighbors are cheap and don't buy good genetics?

You are the idiot TennCattleMan, bless you.

I hate charolais. I owned 1 once and alot of farmers I know have them and I have had to pull a calve on every single one.

 

[CattleAnnie]

Wow, that sure is one tiny little calf.

Are you sure that she didn't leave a twin to it somewhere out in the pasture? Just a thought.


Take care.

 

[milesvb]

Wow, that sure is one tiny little calf.

Are you sure that she didn't leave a twin to it somewhere out in the pasture? Just a thought.


Take care.

The thought did occur to me but I really hope that's not the case. Unless she brings it up to the herd it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Is short gestation often symptomatic of twinning? The only twins I ever had were malformed and died at birth and the gestation was normal.

 

[Susie David]

Hard to tell, she's a big cow. The calf looks good to me. We have a Lim heifer (black) bred to our red angus bull and are wondering hoe thwe calf will look. DMc

 

[Workinonit Farm]

miles, I had one born last spring that was maybe 40 lbs. soaking wet. I searched the "maternity" area, about 1 acre (open, no trees), thinking that a twin must be out there somewhere. None. The cow cleaned normally, I was concerned there may be a dead twin still inside the cow, but she was "clean". So, I chalked it up to an extreme on the low end of birth-wieghts. He grew well, and caught up to his peers quickly and weaned at 620 lbs.
Hope yours does as well or better.

Katherine

 

[Caustic Burno]

Yeah see I agree. Some people are cheap and dont go for the good genetics and you wind up pulling more than you would like to and lose money in the process.

So you are saying that you hate Charolais because your neighbors are cheap and don't buy good genetics?

You are the idiot TennCattleMan, bless you.

I hate charolais. I owned 1 once and alot of farmers I know have them and I have had to pull a calve on every single one.

Now Mike you know Chars are palletheaded. ;-)