farmwriter
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I know I've posted before about the young bull we bought that turned up cripple and we had to get rid of him. Well, apparently he was tagging the heifers just fine with his gimp leg, but I'm getting more and more glad that sucker is gone!!!
As of this morning, eight of our heifers have calved, and all five bull calves had to be pulled. Now, these are the same female genetics that over the years since we bought the first generation, we've only had to pull 2 calves.
All I could think Monday night while we were all out in the flooding rain and lightening getting eaten up by fire ants was "I sure hope the man who sold that bull was just wrong about the EPDs and not a flat-out LIAR!"
Really disheartening to see all these first-calvers having so much trouble. And I've missed terribly that I couldn't get a little sympathy from my cow board friends! It's good to be back with ya'll!
As of this morning, eight of our heifers have calved, and all five bull calves had to be pulled. Now, these are the same female genetics that over the years since we bought the first generation, we've only had to pull 2 calves.
All I could think Monday night while we were all out in the flooding rain and lightening getting eaten up by fire ants was "I sure hope the man who sold that bull was just wrong about the EPDs and not a flat-out LIAR!"
Really disheartening to see all these first-calvers having so much trouble. And I've missed terribly that I couldn't get a little sympathy from my cow board friends! It's good to be back with ya'll!