Unpredictable Heifers

[aplusmnt]

These Heifers sure can be unpredictable. Had one calve this evening. She never separated herself from the herd, came up at feeding time at 5:00 showing signs of the calf about to come out. By 5:30 she was laying down just a few feet from Feed trough pushing by 6:15 she was licking the calf off.

Never had one not separate from herd before or during.

Good news is calf came easy and healthy. Simmental bull and a Maine heifer and no problems I am pretty excited!

 

[Gate Opener]

I remember one time our Simmental cow eating with the rest of the herd with her tail out. She would walk a few feet away (I guess when she had a pain) and then come back to eat. I called my husband over to the window to look at her and we laughed. He said she is such a pig she doesn't want to quit eating long enough to have that baby. She finally did walk just a little ways away and had her baby. She wasn't a heifer but thought it was interesting.

 

[sidney411]

Glad their doing good. I would be concerned that the calf might mother up to another heifer that is about to calve.

I had one last year that was on a lease pasture. I waited to move her for a month because she was so sloppy it looked like she could pass a buick. It came down to the line and I had to move them. I saw her hunching up in the trailer the whole ride home. Once I opened the gate she walked 10 ft laid down and spit that calf out. She's in the weaning pasture now, good looking heifer. I guess I was lucky that she didn't have her in the trailer.

 

[Hasbeen]

I had one Monday actually eating at the hayring with feet sticking out. I finally decided something may be wrong so I put a little feed in the corral to get her in. All the others came in and as I was walking back to get her she laid down and finished pushing it out.

 

[jcarkie]

i have had them come up and eat with feet out too. i have had several never go more then a few feet from the others and have a calf, but once the calf is up they take them away. it seems to happen more in the winter when they are eating hay.