March Calver!

Genghis Cant

If you buy in a couple of cows announced as "Calving in march", backed up with a note attached to their cards saying the same, when would you be reasonably expecting the cows to have calved by?
Today's the middle of april and no sign of calves yet, what's my next move?

Greengrass1

Genghis Cant wrote: »

If you buy in a couple of cows announced as "Calving in march", backed up with a note attached to their cards saying the same, when would you be reasonably expecting the cows to have calved by?
Today's the middle of april and no sign of calves yet, what's my next move?

Any springing?
Scan and see

Genghis Cant

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Any springing?
Scan and see

I'd be happy that they are in calf, and one of them looks to have started to make a slight springing!

Greengrass1

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I'd be happy that they are in calf, and one of them looks to have started to make a slight springing!

Do you know when they were served and what's in them?

Genghis Cant

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Do you know when they were served and what's in them?

Natural service, so no AI dates, Carrying to a Rocky Lim bull, both cows are Lim infact one is a PB.

A cow called Daisy

Genghis Cant wrote: »

If you buy in a couple of cows announced as "Calving in march", backed up with a note attached to their cards saying the same, when would you be reasonably expecting the cows to have calved by?
Today's the middle of april and no sign of calves yet, what's my next move?

When did you buy them?

Farrell

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Natural service, so no AI dates, Carrying to a Rocky Lim bull, both cows are Lim infact one is a PB.

There's cows carrying 300 days (Charlie's cow carried 310), which could bring to nearly 10 months.
Some suckler cows don't show much sign before calving

on the river

I agree with Farrell wait it out and see , if you are still unhappy consult your vet.

Genghis Cant

I suppose they were bought 2/3 months ago.
I understand how long a suckler can carry, and that they don't spring up much, but I'm wondering when does it become excessive.
They were sold as calving in March, what happens if they carry on to May for example?
I wondering at what point do I draw the line?
If they had calved by now, mid April I would have accepted that as reasonable, but to be honest I think it's pushing the boundaries a bit now.

Genghis Cant

Farrell wrote: »

There's cows carrying 300 days (Charlie's cow carried 310), which could bring to nearly 10 months.
Some suckler cows don't show much sign before calving

The last calf we had there a week or so ago was in the oven 301 days, a heifer calf too, which was a surprise to me.

Farrell

Genghis Cant wrote: »

I suppose they were bought 2/3 months ago.
I understand how long a suckler can carry, and that they don't spring up much, but I'm wondering when does it become excessive.
They were sold as calving in March, what happens if they carry on to May for example?
I wondering at what point do I draw the line?
If they had calved by now, mid April I would have accepted that as reasonable, but to be honest I think it's pushing the boundaries a bit now.

Allot has to do with the scanner too.
Lads get cows scanned, not knowing service dates, & go by what scanner says.
Had a heifer 8 months gone scanned (couldn't stop her going up the crush), scanner said 6 1/2M, calved to ai service.
Have heard of opposite too

whelan2

Farrell wrote: »

Allot has to do with the scanner too.
Lads get cows scanned, not knowing service dates, & go by what scanner says.
Had a heifer 8 months gone scanned (couldn't stop her going up the crush), scanner said 6 1/2M, calved to ai service.
Have heard of opposite too

but from 6 months on its very hard for scanning person to say definite time, more accurate under 5 months

Bactidiaryl

Say it to the mart manager and see what kind if feed back you get.

Timmaay

A chap who knows his stuff will 99% of the time be able to scan to within a week, Main lad I get to do mine has no problems telling me how long the cow is gone, I usually have the AI dates on a clipboard infront of me, let him fire out a date and if its out it usually means the cow say held to an earlier serve, or the bull etc. My guess in this case is the chap who sold her was chancing his arm. Is there any comeback I don't know however.

blue5000

Might be worthwhile making sure she is still in calf, if you have the vet out for something else ask them to handle her. If not in calf it will be a hard one to prove whether or not she was in calf when you bought her.

Genghis Cant

Thanks for all the opinions, I suppose I've waited this long I'll wait another week or 2 and see what happens. Both look incalf, and these type of cows can spring up fairly quick in a few days they can go from zero to sprung up.

Hopefully they'll be worth waithing for!

Farrell

Genghis Cant wrote: »

Thanks for all the opinions, I suppose I've waited this long I'll wait another week or 2 and see what happens. Both look incalf, and these type of cows can spring up fairly quick in a few days they can go from zero to sprung up.

Hopefully they'll be worth waithing for!

Hopefully things work out.
Keep us posted

keep going

Put in her tag number into agfood and see when tbey calved last

Genghis Cant

keep going wrote: »

Put in her tag number into agfood and see when tbey calved last

Yeah, sounds like an idea! It would give some pointers as to how she's likely to go.

freedominacup

I think it's safe to say she's an April calver now:p.

keep going

freedominacup wrote: »

I think it's safe to say she's an April calver now:p.

Could be may!!!!

Reggie.

keep going wrote: »

Could be may!!!!

Don't drive him right over the edge just yet

Genghis Cant

I know if she was announced as an April (or May, June.....etc) we wouldn't have bought them.
I'll have to start taking bets on when they'll calve and see would I get some few quid out of it :-)

Genghis Cant

freedominacup wrote: »

I think it's safe to say she's an April calver now:p.

keep going wrote: »

Could be may!!!!

Both right. One the last few days in April the other today the 10th of may. Both bull calves, both calved unassisted. Today's one is a PB Lim calf, so maybe a future stock bull!

Charliebull

Your a patient man, I'd be on to the mart manager by now,