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<blockquote data-quote="76 Bar" data-source="post: 1605698" data-attributes="member: 18664"><p>She's raised all her twins through weaning. Pasture and a daily flake of alfalfa. The (now well established <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> ) drill is to pull her from the cows when the babies are capable of traveling a short distance and put her in the 1st CH pasture for a little TLC. Hesitated at first knowing heifers can easily be duped but it's the only option. Amazingly, I've never seen her calves steal a meal. At this stage I'm pretty sure #947 would think something was amiss if she had a single! </p><p>Pics from 4/2015. </p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/tnp5QmZ6" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/tnp5QmZ6/947-5-31-2015.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/yJThhyrY" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/yJThhyrY/947-4-15-15-2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>Haven't weighed her recently but she's probably ~ 1350 lbs & moderate frame. Stays in good shape, nice udder and especially considering the circumstances and age. Typical of my cows, excellent disposition. Never looks as though she's packing twins. Excluding yesterdays heifer babes the actual 205 total wt of her prior calves is 5945 lbs. In reality, its significantly more. I weigh when the calves average 205 days but don't actually wean until they're around ~ 245 days to take advantage of the flush of grass post the official 205 wt timeline.</p><p>Whatever, "Fertile Myrtle" has definitely earned her keep. </p><p>Not a twin fan either but it can come in handy for grafting purposes and of those I've had, only a couple cows over the years failed to accept both and or lost one at birth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="76 Bar, post: 1605698, member: 18664"] She's raised all her twins through weaning. Pasture and a daily flake of alfalfa. The (now well established :D ) drill is to pull her from the cows when the babies are capable of traveling a short distance and put her in the 1st CH pasture for a little TLC. Hesitated at first knowing heifers can easily be duped but it's the only option. Amazingly, I've never seen her calves steal a meal. At this stage I'm pretty sure #947 would think something was amiss if she had a single! Pics from 4/2015. [url=https://postimg.cc/tnp5QmZ6][img]https://i.postimg.cc/tnp5QmZ6/947-5-31-2015.jpg[/img][/url] [url=https://postimg.cc/yJThhyrY][img]https://i.postimg.cc/yJThhyrY/947-4-15-15-2.jpg[/img][/url] Haven't weighed her recently but she's probably ~ 1350 lbs & moderate frame. Stays in good shape, nice udder and especially considering the circumstances and age. Typical of my cows, excellent disposition. Never looks as though she's packing twins. Excluding yesterdays heifer babes the actual 205 total wt of her prior calves is 5945 lbs. In reality, its significantly more. I weigh when the calves average 205 days but don't actually wean until they're around ~ 245 days to take advantage of the flush of grass post the official 205 wt timeline. Whatever, "Fertile Myrtle" has definitely earned her keep. Not a twin fan either but it can come in handy for grafting purposes and of those I've had, only a couple cows over the years failed to accept both and or lost one at birth. [/QUOTE]
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