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<blockquote data-quote="Oldtimer" data-source="post: 751032" data-attributes="member: 97"><p>I'm kind of like Northern Rancher- and don't like losing my beauty sleep...I've checked heifers/cows at night when weather was nasty- or using a new bull on heifers I wasn't sure of calving ease-- but in most cases they are on their own- getting checked in the morning when I feed- and again in the afternnoon/evening when I see if there are any new ones to tag/weigh....</p><p>With the right bulls there is little work to be done....</p><p></p><p>I'm on the second heat cycle- (had 73% breedup on first cycle) so calves have slowed down- but went out at 4PM and rode thru on the Quad...One cow (06 model) off about 1/4 mile that was wringing her tail- and when I went by I could see a little string of mucous hanging out- so figured she'd calve later in the afternoon or night...Rode back to the yard- turned off a water tank- looked back out and she had a calf on the ground... <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" /> Less than 5 minutes from when I left her- 10 minutes later I looked out thru the spotting scope and it was up and sucking..... Waited til a few minutes ago to go back out (hate handling wet slimey calves when I don't have to)- and weighed and tagged a 71 lb bull calf....</p><p>Ironically when I logged it in my redbook- she calved the exact same date last year- with the same weight bull calf.... Both years she's been bred to the same bull- Whitney Creek Legacy 726T Reg: AAA 15800327 ....</p><p>Just gotta love those calves sired by easy calving angus bulls <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" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oldtimer, post: 751032, member: 97"] I'm kind of like Northern Rancher- and don't like losing my beauty sleep...I've checked heifers/cows at night when weather was nasty- or using a new bull on heifers I wasn't sure of calving ease-- but in most cases they are on their own- getting checked in the morning when I feed- and again in the afternnoon/evening when I see if there are any new ones to tag/weigh.... With the right bulls there is little work to be done.... I'm on the second heat cycle- (had 73% breedup on first cycle) so calves have slowed down- but went out at 4PM and rode thru on the Quad...One cow (06 model) off about 1/4 mile that was wringing her tail- and when I went by I could see a little string of mucous hanging out- so figured she'd calve later in the afternoon or night...Rode back to the yard- turned off a water tank- looked back out and she had a calf on the ground... :D Less than 5 minutes from when I left her- 10 minutes later I looked out thru the spotting scope and it was up and sucking..... Waited til a few minutes ago to go back out (hate handling wet slimey calves when I don't have to)- and weighed and tagged a 71 lb bull calf.... Ironically when I logged it in my redbook- she calved the exact same date last year- with the same weight bull calf.... Both years she's been bred to the same bull- Whitney Creek Legacy 726T Reg: AAA 15800327 .... Just gotta love those calves sired by easy calving angus bulls :D [/QUOTE]
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