Someone needs to tell the girls.
They are supposed to start calving on March 1st. They’re jumping the gun here.
This cow had a calf when I went out at six. She was licking it, and I left them alone. Except for the two dozen other cows in the pen. At seven she was taking care of two calves. I kicked everyone else out of the pen at that point. She is being a good mama, has accepted both calves, and they know what to do. I will keep them separate for a while.
Another cow calved, the clutch went out on my orange pickup, and one of my father-in-law’s heifers at the feedlot had a calf, too. I penned them separately, and they’re doing well. Sometimes, some things work.
February 27th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Always glad to see those babies. Spring is coming. Take care.
February 27th, 2008 at 8:47 am
At least they aren’t TOO early. They could have started coming a week or more early. And at least the babies look good.
February 27th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
You have to like that where a set of twins are involved. I was out this morning and my heart skipped a beat when I thought I saw a newborn, we’re not supposed to start for a month yet.
February 27th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
Busy time! Glad mama is doing her job with both of them.
February 27th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
Thought about this some more. Twins often come early. I’d say she did pretty good if March 1 is due day. I bet Mama Cow is glad that gestation is over. Where they were, two is a crowd!!
February 28th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
Brrr…can’t be that time already! And twins off the bat…could be a long spring
We just got four inches of new snow, can’t even think about calving.
March 1st, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Amen on the brrr comment. Calving time is not my favorite time of year and that is pretty sad because we have calves hitting the ground year around. My wife and I manage our cow herd by a sort benign neglect. We have a closed herd but we know our cows are professionals when it comes to calving. I don’t think I have lost a calf in the past few years.
The grass is really growing down our way. Winter isn’t ready to head out the door just yet, but spring can’t be far away when we have a week like his week. Sunny with highs approaching 70.
This weekend was our valley’s Almond Blossom Festival. It was a great time.
Hope you and the critters are doing fine, stay warm.
March 3rd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Beautiful photo .. hope they are doing okay!
April 10th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
I have never seen anything that would look so disgusting. Why do people publish stuff like that? I don’t understand them!