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I have 3 cows that were late calving this year, and one finally calved yesterday. These are cows having their fourth calf, so they are proven producers. I'm wondering if it's the bull. He's a registered Black Angus, good temperament, throws good calves, and none of the cows have ever had a problem calving. Maybe it's just a freak thing. I hope so. That bull probably throws big calves. Some do. I've seen some angus do it as well, but not often.
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Last calf......finally. That made 2 this weekend. Barry, this bull has never thrown a big calf. Never had a problem with a cow having a calf......knock on wood. ![[Linked Image]](https://i.imgur.com/Z87xlsn.jpg)
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My associate called me last night for a little extra help on a C-section he was prepping. Mature Angus cow, empty weight no more than 1200# in good body condition.
Overdue by her ultrasound date, posterior presentation with rear hooves of calf just protruding from her vulva. Huge hooves.
Delivered a heifer calf that was the biggest I've ever seen in 38 years of practice. Hoof tape said 140 lbs, but knew calf was a lot bigger than that. 204# this morning on a scale. Yeah- 204 lbs!
Damn! Pulled a grand total of three calves all spring. 80-100lb bull calves all three. (bred heifers) Thanks for all the great posts, very interesting.
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Never heard of a calf that big.
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204# this morning on a scale. Yeah- 204 lbs! That's the largest I ever heard of. Years ago, I was working for a fellow that had a dairy. He AI'd a few (8-10) of his largest Holstein cows to a Chianina. We had to pull every calf and lost all of them because they were too big for the cows to birth. Never weighed one, but they were huge.
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No doubt, that's a huge calf...
Half weaned already!
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My associate had a section about month ago that weighed 175 on a spring scale. I didn't actually see that one.
No doubt it was "overdue" also.
This am I'm off to semen test 14 bulls, and this afternoon I have 70 fall calves to work and we will ultrasound and bcs-age their mommas. And whatever else needs done today...
Always drink upstream from the herd...cowdoc...
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Haha!
Yeah....nice leisurely pace.
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Last calf I had was first calf heifer that picked the only puddle of water in the 10 acre field to drop her calf face first into.. one of the nicest angus heifers I had also.. Was the same day I found a 6 week old calf laying in the creek for no apparent reason and looked like it had been there all day.. drug it out of the water, got some warm milk into it, dried it off and covered it up to try and warm it up, only to have it die anyways...
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We did a little mini-branding today and got 15 more late pairs out.
8-9 left to go.
They are about slicked off enough to make reading the bleach marks hard to see but they are all marked late to late as fuuck....
Mostly old cows and a couple weirdos that are always late. Pain in the ass. Flies, haystack is getting about gone, etc.....
Vet did a fine job on the ultrasound.
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Good evening from Wabigoon Ontario Sam. Son Jake tells me we are down to about nine as well. You, and your father have more cows of course. Now if the market would just perk up.
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Richard, greetings, enough about cows....
How is the fishing?
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Slow, slow Sam. I' am better at raising cattle.
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Talked to a buddy yesterday that had a prolapsed cow... 3 year old. He fixed her several months ago, and kept her until a week or so back, and took her to the sale, as she was in great shape. Fat even.
She brought $375.
I have a cow with a low suspended udder I need to sell. Hell, at those prices, I ought to just have her butchered. I'm sure she'll eat just fine.
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Down to seven cows left, for us, not so bad.
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