Frustrations

[Terri9630]

I'm impatiently waiting for this calf to be born. The cow was seen being bred on April 26th and was with the bull until May 5th. She should have been due between the 1st and 9th. I'm begining to wonder if she didn't take and was later bred by her calf. He was banded (before we bought them) but looked and acted very bullish.

 

[Terri9630]

Her calf at 10 months the black and red steers are 2yrs old. The steers had been playing in the muck kicked up by the well driller.

 

[Peanut]

You don't have enough cows to keep a bull of your own? I don't remember how many head you have. Anyway, thats one of the advantages of running a bull. Only the big boy breeds.

Your cows look good, healthy.

 

[Bacpacker]

Nice looking cattle

 

[LadyLocust]

Did you have her preg checked? If you have a glove, that far along it would be easy to tell if she's bred. The cotyledons would be large and easy to feel.

 

[Terri9630]

You don't have enough cows to keep a bull of your own? I don't remember how many head you have. Anyway, thats one of the advantages of running a bull. Only the big boy breeds.

Your cows look good, healthy.

We have a 9yr old(the pregnant black one), a red 8 month old heifer, a red 6 month old bull calf and 3 steers. The cow was bred to a lowline Angus before we bought her and her 10 month old steer(?) calf. Her calf was very bullish in his behavior and was very thick and muscular for his age.

 

[Terri9630]

Nice looking cattle

Thank you.

 

[Terri9630]

Did you have her preg checked? If you have a glove, that far along it would be easy to tell if she's bred. The cotyledons would be large and easy to feel.

She had a positive blood test but our vet said hes not good with "dating" smaller breeds like Dexters. She was only with the one bull unless her calf was proud cut. No chance of a neighboring bull getting to her, shes my milk cow and kept up by the house where there are no other cattle except for the heifer and bull calf.

 

[Terri9630]

I have video of what I think is a calf moving but apparently it's to big to load...

 

[Terri9630]

 

[Terri9630]

Yea I figured it out!!

 

[phideaux]

I have video of what I think is a calf moving but apparently it's to big to load...

I always have the same problem upload to YouTube then post it.
No problems.

Jim

 

[Terri9630]

I always have the same problem upload to YouTube then post it.
No problems.

Jim

I don't know how to do that either.

 

[backlash]

Post them as images not links and see if that works.

 

[Terri9630]

I just hit upload video and it uploaded. The original video was a minute and a half but I had to shorten it to 37 seconds and change the quality.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Did you have her preg checked? If you have a glove, that far along it would be easy to tell if she's bred. The cotyledons would be large and easy to feel.

Should be able to bump the calf too.

 

[havasu]

That mama needs to get a doorbell installed. I'm sure she gets tired on the knocking and kicking.

 

[Terri9630]

Should be able to bump the calf too.

I've tried that when I start pushing she thinks I'm asking her to move over so she moves over..

 

[Mountain trapper]

I've tried that when I start pushing she thinks I'm asking her to move over so she moves over..

Normally we have our cows in a squeeze chute when we preg test them. They can't move anywhere.

 

[Double R]

Every day I’m checking to see if the calf is here yet

 

[Terri9630]

Normally we have our cows in a squeeze chute when we preg test them. They can't move anywhere.

I'll wait for the vet, I'm not going to do anything that will make her not want to go to her milking stanchion and stand perfectly for me to milk.

 

[Terri9630]

Every day I’m checking to see if the calf is here yet

You and me both.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I'll wait for the vet, I'm not going to do anything that will make her not want to go to her milking stanchion and stand perfectly for me to milk.

That makes sense for a milk cow. Ours are all beef cattle. I'd like to get a milk cow some day.

 

[Terri9630]

That makes sense for a milk cow. Ours are all beef cattle. I'd like to get a milk cow some day.

Milking puts you right in the kicking zone so best to not tick her off..

 

[SheepDog]

Nervous midwives?
Am I understanding that you are milking a pregnant cow? I didn't think they would get pregnant while being milked?

 

[txcatlady]

I thought you had to stop milking before she calved to insure calf got that first colostrum. It is critical unless you feed it to calf in a bottle but hers is best.

 

[Terri9630]

Nervous midwives? Not nervous, impatient!!
Am I understanding that you are milking a pregnant cow? I didn't think they would get pregnant while being milked?

No and Yes. You can milk a cow while she is pregnant. You should stop a few months before she calves to give her a rest and so when she starts to produce colostrum you don't take it from the calf.

You re-breed cows when the calf is a couple of months old and still nursing.

 

[Terri9630]

I thought you had to stop milking before she calved to insure calf got that first colostrum. It is critical unless you feed it to calf in a bottle but hers is best.

You should stop a few months before she calves. I stopped milking Birdie back in Dec because she was supposed to be due In Feb. I really miss fresh milk.....

 

[SheepDog]

Is this breed dependent?

 

[Terri9630]

Is this breed dependent?

No. Some cows will start drying themselves up naturally after their calf is weaned though.