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<blockquote data-quote="cowgirl8" data-source="post: 1353179" data-attributes="member: 22072"><p>We have around 4 sets of twins a year. Cows never pass afterbirth with twins, one of my cues to look for a second calf. Sometimes i find them, sometimes i dont. Preemie births also cause retained afterbirths...</p><p>The cord, if you examined it on the second calf, would have been fresh if she had just had it. If it was in a dry state and matched the other calf's, then she probably just had it in a different place. I've always found that the cow usually keeps one calf with her, either the calf's choice or natures. If the second calf is not energetic it usually just lays there and dies waiting for the cow. Sometimes the cow takes care of both, sometimes the hidden calf is forgotten. So when i find a cow with a calf and she has not lost her afterbirth, i look for a second calf and either take the calf for grafting onto another cow, or if she appears to be willing to keep up with both, i leave it... I'm going to guess she had it hidden, or was just not planning on taking care of it. I'm really surprised though she took it. This probably means she did nurse it at one point or was feeding it all along... </p><p>other cues that a calf is a twin, smaller noses, crooked legs, smaller than normal and skinny sometimes.. Although sometimes a cow will pop out 2 whoppers...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cowgirl8, post: 1353179, member: 22072"] We have around 4 sets of twins a year. Cows never pass afterbirth with twins, one of my cues to look for a second calf. Sometimes i find them, sometimes i dont. Preemie births also cause retained afterbirths... The cord, if you examined it on the second calf, would have been fresh if she had just had it. If it was in a dry state and matched the other calf's, then she probably just had it in a different place. I've always found that the cow usually keeps one calf with her, either the calf's choice or natures. If the second calf is not energetic it usually just lays there and dies waiting for the cow. Sometimes the cow takes care of both, sometimes the hidden calf is forgotten. So when i find a cow with a calf and she has not lost her afterbirth, i look for a second calf and either take the calf for grafting onto another cow, or if she appears to be willing to keep up with both, i leave it... I'm going to guess she had it hidden, or was just not planning on taking care of it. I'm really surprised though she took it. This probably means she did nurse it at one point or was feeding it all along... other cues that a calf is a twin, smaller noses, crooked legs, smaller than normal and skinny sometimes.. Although sometimes a cow will pop out 2 whoppers... [/QUOTE]
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