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Twins and buzzards....I hate both
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<blockquote data-quote="cypressfarms" data-source="post: 798708" data-attributes="member: 2653"><p>This morning went out and checked the herd. Couldn't last night, got home too late with the kid's activities. When I went out I immediately knew something was wrong. Buzzards circling. Always a very bad sign. One of my best Brangus cows, she's 7, had apparently had twins overnight. My guess is that they were both born dead, the one calf with most of it's body remaining was only 30 pounds or so. The buzzards had worked on the first calf so much, that it was only a line of bones from the skull to the rear hip bone. I've never liked twins, and I hate buzzards more. Moma decided to protect one of the twins body, so it was fairly intact. </p><p></p><p>Now I just did an evening check and I have a heifer very close. I'll probably go out at least 3 or 4 times tonight checking on her - just because I'm paranoid about the buzzards. If the heifer has any problems at all, they'll go in for the kill. The buzzards have seem to be more aggressive lately. I think I may have to sight in my .22 rifle scope tomorrow on one...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cypressfarms, post: 798708, member: 2653"] This morning went out and checked the herd. Couldn't last night, got home too late with the kid's activities. When I went out I immediately knew something was wrong. Buzzards circling. Always a very bad sign. One of my best Brangus cows, she's 7, had apparently had twins overnight. My guess is that they were both born dead, the one calf with most of it's body remaining was only 30 pounds or so. The buzzards had worked on the first calf so much, that it was only a line of bones from the skull to the rear hip bone. I've never liked twins, and I hate buzzards more. Moma decided to protect one of the twins body, so it was fairly intact. Now I just did an evening check and I have a heifer very close. I'll probably go out at least 3 or 4 times tonight checking on her - just because I'm paranoid about the buzzards. If the heifer has any problems at all, they'll go in for the kill. The buzzards have seem to be more aggressive lately. I think I may have to sight in my .22 rifle scope tomorrow on one... [/QUOTE]
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