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Twins and buzzards....I hate both
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 801903" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Val, it's not a matter of knowing what to do - or the mothering ability. I, actually, have never had one reject the 2nd calf. When you get a set tangled up trying to come out together at 2 AM, backwards & upside down, or have a cow retain her placenta from a set of DOA twins 3 weeks early, or have a heifer calve out way too thin compared to her contemporaries because she was carrying a set of twins, or infection sets in in the cervex, yatayatayata - way too many problems associated with twins to offset the "good" set. As I stated, I have made really good profit from twin heifers raised by their own dam - but NOT WORTH IT over the long haul. I HATE TWINS! Give me a single every time & I'll be happy. We're down to 13 days til first due date, and I'm pleased I haven't had a cow abort a set of twins ---- yet. </p><p>Simmentals do tend to have more twins.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 801903, member: 968"] Val, it's not a matter of knowing what to do - or the mothering ability. I, actually, have never had one reject the 2nd calf. When you get a set tangled up trying to come out together at 2 AM, backwards & upside down, or have a cow retain her placenta from a set of DOA twins 3 weeks early, or have a heifer calve out way too thin compared to her contemporaries because she was carrying a set of twins, or infection sets in in the cervex, yatayatayata - way too many problems associated with twins to offset the "good" set. As I stated, I have made really good profit from twin heifers raised by their own dam - but NOT WORTH IT over the long haul. I HATE TWINS! Give me a single every time & I'll be happy. We're down to 13 days til first due date, and I'm pleased I haven't had a cow abort a set of twins ---- yet. Simmentals do tend to have more twins. [/QUOTE]
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