Calving 2025

We had a heifer calve 27 Dec., a week early, heifer calf. Great mother with her calf. She broke into the bull last March. The main herd calving late Feb/March.

Nice looking outfit, did you import the morther?

@golodge the very best of luck with them. I haven't got any but they do appear to be a very interesting breed.

If you want to breed top top e grade Belgian blues get parthenaise cows. They calve like an Angus. No matter how good the cliffs they will get them out. Great cows

Parth x out of limxangusxbluex dairy heifer. Around 1,5months old.

Parthx blondex lim xchar pregnant heifer. Will have parthenaise calf this year.

Have crossed them for abit. Overall nice animals. Easy calving as well. Had to assist only once for heifer, which had a bigger size bull calf. Thin bones as well.

Yeah, why not. Currently only using PT on 50% females to get 75% calves, but in the future might do some crossing.

Super outfit, do you have many PT cows. Are they better than other breeds for calving (ie as good as a SA)

First of the year here on Sunday, calved outside unassisted, unsure had calf sucked so put them in to be sure, calf had a bit of a cough and felt he was sluggish, but no temperature, gave him "calf starter" tube I'd picked up in the co-op after Christmas as a just in case, by yesterday Evening he was a different calf.

Anyone use ch4160? Had a pretty big calf from him last night, had to section, I'm afraid what I'll have with the remaining cows now, calved 287 days.

She would be a good cow

That’s not good to hear, CH4160 is LZFxHKI, regarded as easy calving and lots would put him on heifers, 287 is led than average for CH gestation.

Have him on 4 here, one already calved nice calf but mother is an sfl, and seems to throw smaller tybe calf at birth. Will have to wait and see what the next couple weeks hold I suppose

Ive found that no matter what the quality is ad lib silage is far too much for a dry in calf suckler cow, especially 1 thats in a shed with no exercise. Ive started restricting silage to what theyll eat in about 30 - 40 minutes twice a day for the last few years and has made a massive difference with calving ease with no negatives with the cow.

I’d say the ad lib silage for the last three months is your problem. Whatever they eat in an hour split between morning and evening should be plenty for them

I'd normally have a few bakes lined up and let them reach out to it and then pike a bit to them daily when they have cleaned the 1st bit. Suppose that is different that other year's. They wouldn't be hungry .

Gate is only like that today, only a temp job to keep the section lady away but i shoukd have noticed it, had a cow caught under a dividing gate out front during calving on the slats one time. Wears them out. Thanks

Had 1st ever section last year and has the confidence knocked out of me for calving. But suppose when both alive so maybe right decision after all. The white lad has some front shoulders in him.

I've seen it and had it happen, but I'd trust this man, they previous lad was dangerous in that regard. I always check the straw since. I doubt it. I'll find out when the genotyping happens.

I'd normally give a saler or lim to maiden, but these heifers have gone to 30 months so felt he was OK for them. The rwd lady is half twin and her sister is die in a week of so,they are from sim bull and saler/ch cow .