Heifer not cycling yet..

Donnelly24

Just wondering if anyone has had any similar experience ,I have a 18 month old LIM heifer which i intended to keep to breed but she still hasnt started to cycle is this normal as i wanted to keep her but if shes not cycling in next few weeks ill have to let her go .
cheers

kay 9

We have a two year old with the same problem. Interested in this myself.

tanko

Have you tried a shot of estrumate or got a vet to scan/handle her?

Donnelly24

Ya got her scanned the lad said she wasnt cycling,but wasnt far off.. 8 weeks later got a different lad to scan her and he said she is not near cycling ill keep her til 20 months after that i think its the road for her.

Genghis Cant

Can be hard enough this time of the year to kick start a heifer.
How is she nutrition wise?
I've often noticed when the month of May comes and the evenings stretch out a bit it can kick them into action.

Miname

Fertility licks and a handful of meal. They'll be jumping in no time.

onyerbikepat

Nothing like a bit sunshine to kick-start things.

Donnelly24

She's being getting a lick bucket full of greenvale meal each day since November she's defo over 500kg and I'm giving her a seaweed mineral for past 8 weeks if she wasn't so well bred she's be gone weeks ago, it's aswel the one's that you to breed from .

greysides

Wait for the Spring grass and a bit of heat.

TITANIUM.

I would have said that she was already in calf. But sure she was scanned not in calf was she? How long ago was she scanned.

Donnelly24

No she's defo not incalf scanned last week on farm. I'll give her a while longer but not wasting much time with her. Would she be not be great fertility wise if it's taking her so long to start cycling.

Muckit

I've tried everything, stabilisers, holding the saddle, praise and encouragement. Still no joy.

Sometimes you just have to come to the realisation that some heifers will never cycle.

CallofGuti

Did you put in a CIDR? Estrumate won't work unless she's already had a cycle.

CIDR should get things moving.

Farrell

Donnelly24 wrote: »

Ya got her scanned the lad said she wasnt cycling,but wasnt far off.. 8 weeks later got a different lad to scan her and he said she is not near cycling ill keep her til 20 months after that i think its the road for her.

Would she have a cist?

Miname

Donnelly24 wrote: »

She's being getting a lick bucket full of greenvale meal each day since November she's defo over 500kg and I'm giving her a seaweed mineral for past 8 weeks if she wasn't so well bred she's be gone weeks ago, it's aswel the one's that you to breed from .

A lick bucket to one heifer is way over the top. Would there be any chance she's over fat.

Kovu

Miname wrote: »

A lick bucket to one heifer is way over the top. Would there be any chance she's over fat.

That's what I was thinking when I read that.
Any heifers to be kept here would be kept off meal as much as possible but as much silage as they want.

Donnelly24

Ya maybe I'm giving her too much, but I was told to keep feeding her the meal I might cut it to half and see if it changes anything. Thanks for advice