Calving 2019 - Advice and Help thread

mayota · 16-03-2019 9:33pm

Brother had a Sim cow calve there now, 10th bull calf in a row! (For the cow)

patsy_mccabe · 16-03-2019 10:44pm

mayota wrote: »

Brother had a Sim cow calve there now, 10th bull calf in a row! (For the cow)

Odds of 1024/1.

patsy_mccabe · 17-03-2019 9:44am

Had a cow calf here last night. Cow was lame for a long time so I had her out when the weather was fine. I knew she was getting a little fat, and was expecting a big calf but he is huge . When I stood him up, he was up to my belt. It just goes to show how important it is to restrict the feed beforehand.

Westernrock · 17-03-2019 3:51pm

whelan2 wrote: »

Did anyone ever see the thing the vet had for turning the calf last night? It was about 4 foot long, one end she put the ropes that were attached to the calf's back legs - calf was backwards and upside down - in the other end I put a steel bar and kept turning until the calf turned and wasn't upside down any more. Wonder would it work to turn a calf in a twisted womb?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w1thouALmqY

This is what your after, and yes it’s main purpose is for twists

whelan2 · 17-03-2019 3:53pm

Westernrock wrote: »

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w1thouALmqY

This is what your after, and yes it’s main purpose is for twists

Yup that was it, thanks

Dozer1 · 17-03-2019 10:35pm

Small herd here so not used to a lot of calvings on the same day....5 in 20 hours has calving capacity at a max but all bulls and healthy out. Fair play to the lads with big herds and compact calving.

Limestone Cowboy · 17-03-2019 10:37pm

Westernrock wrote: »

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w1thouALmqY

This is what your after, and yes it’s main purpose is for twists

I never knew such a thing existed. Have turned a few by hand but it's tough going.

whelan2 · 17-03-2019 10:40pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

I never knew such a thing existed. Have turned a few by hand but it's tough going.

I never saw it before either. In fairness I wouldn't need it very often but it worked.

patsy_mccabe · 17-03-2019 11:34pm

whelan2 wrote: »

I never saw it before either. In fairness I wouldn't need it very often but it worked.

If the cow had a twisted uterus would you go at it yourself, or call the vet?

whelan2 · 18-03-2019 7:21am

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

If the cow had a twisted uterus would you go at it yourself, or call the vet?

Would try myself for a short time, then vet. I know fairly quickly if a calving is beyond me

Limestone Cowboy · 20-03-2019 4:53pm

Second calf out of the charolais bull yesterday and a black lim cow. Pity about the colour. Calved herself though.

squinn2912 · 20-03-2019 5:07pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Second calf out of the charolais bull yesterday and a black lim cow. Pity about the colour. Calved herself though.

Not much wrong with that calf!!

squinn2912 · 20-03-2019 5:09pm

Had twins on Sunday night there. Lucky to get the second one out which was the bigger calf. Cow favouring the first born that is a very poor sucker. Such botheration

Albert Johnson · 20-03-2019 5:18pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Second calf out of the charolais bull yesterday and a black lim cow. Pity about the colour. Calved herself though.

That's a fair calf but I agree about the colour, it's not suited to selling as weanlings and has put me off black coloured cows tbh. He also has the accompanying "catty" type hair which I detest, it usually means they can sense a downpour a hundred miles off and will be standing with a hump under a tree while the rest are out the field grazing. It's very hard to get the job right I know!!

charolais0153 · 20-03-2019 5:32pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Second calf out of the charolais bull yesterday and a black lim cow. Pity about the colour. Calved herself though.

Absolute unit. Bull is breeding well anyways. Savage back on him. Thats an especially bad colour though. Still better than a black lim

Limestone Cowboy · 20-03-2019 5:33pm

Albert Johnson wrote: »

That's a fair calf but I agree about the colour, it's not suited to selling as weanlings and has put me off black coloured cows tbh. He also has the accompanying "catty" type hair which I detest, it usually means they can sense a downpour a hundred miles off and will be standing with a hump under a tree while the rest are out the field grazing. It's very hard to get the job right I know!!

Agreed, only have a few black cows. Not ideal for selling weanlings at all.

Limestone Cowboy · 20-03-2019 5:37pm

charolais0153 wrote: »

Absolute unit. Bull is breeding well anyways. Savage back on him. Thats an especially bad colour though. Still better than a black lim

Ya awful power to him for a day old calf. Kinda afraid now though. I gave him to a couple of muscley enough cows and don't think they would put the likes of that fella out. Time will tell I suppose.

tellmeabit · 20-03-2019 6:26pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Second calf out of the charolais bull yesterday and a black lim cow. Pity about the colour. Calved herself though.

a beauty

patsy_mccabe · 20-03-2019 6:27pm

Limestone Cowboy wrote: »

Second calf out of the charolais bull yesterday and a black lim cow. Pity about the colour. Calved herself though.

To me he looks more fleshly than muscley. Too mild a winter and good quality silage doesn't help. He's got some width to him.

Limestone Cowboy · 20-03-2019 11:06pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

To me he looks more fleshly than muscley. Too mild a winter and good quality silage doesn't help. He's got some width to him.

He's muscley alright, like the bull.

whelan2 · 20-03-2019 11:34pm

Waiting on vet here again. Have 2 upside down front legs and no head

Limestone Cowboy · 21-03-2019 11:51am

whelan2 wrote: »

Waiting on vet here again. Have 2 upside down front legs and no head

Did ye get to straighten him or had ye to do a section Whelan?

whelan2 · 21-03-2019 1:18pm

Ye all good. Angus bull calf

patsy_mccabe · 21-03-2019 4:07pm

Had one just calve there now. Out in a small paddock near the shed. Middle of the day, super quiet cow, bull calf up and sucking on his own. What else could you ask for?

Parishlad · 21-03-2019 4:28pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Had one just calve there now. Out in a small paddock near the shed. Middle of the day, super quiet cow, bull calf up and sucking on his own. What else could you ask for?

If only he could tag and dehorn himself.....:D

charolais0153 · 21-03-2019 6:14pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Had one just calve there now. Out in a small paddock near the shed. Middle of the day, super quiet cow, bull calf up and sucking on his own. What else could you ask for?

Twins

Lady Haywire · 21-03-2019 6:16pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Had one just calve there now. Out in a small paddock near the shed. Middle of the day, super quiet cow, bull calf up and sucking on his own. What else could you ask for?

20 more just like it :pac:

grassroot1 · 21-03-2019 6:52pm

patsy_mccabe wrote:

Had one just calve there now. Out in a small paddock near the shed. Middle of the day, super quiet cow, bull calf up and sucking on his own. What else could you ask for?

If she could just give birth to a wad of 50 notes

visatorro · 22-03-2019 10:20am

Greyish green solid dung out of 2 week old calves. Is that coccidiosis?

tanko · 22-03-2019 12:45pm

visatorro wrote: »

Greyish green solid dung out of 2 week old calves. Is that coccidiosis?

Coccidiosis cant appear until 20 days old i think, usually blood in watery dark scour with it.

High bike · 22-03-2019 3:14pm

visatorro wrote: »

Greyish green solid dung out of 2 week old calves. Is that coccidiosis?

if it’s solid I wouldn’t be concerned

patsy_mccabe · 22-03-2019 3:23pm

I was thinking the other day, I spend most of this time of year just looking at calf dung.

Lady Haywire · 23-03-2019 4:01pm

This lad can be weaned next month :pac: JKS bull. Tested the jack so he did!!

Mooooo · 23-03-2019 5:02pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

This lad can be weaned next month :pac: JKS bull. Tested the jack so he did!!

Jex is it?

High bike · 23-03-2019 5:19pm

A bear of a calf she’s some cow to push him out, how many days overdue??

Lady Haywire · 23-03-2019 5:57pm

Mooooo wrote: »

Jex is it?

Darn, how did you know!

High bike wrote: »

A bear of a calf she’s some cow to push him out, how many days overdue??

She wouldn't have done it herself tbh, i knew she was very heavy though so she was watched carefully. Has a handy habit of calving during the day too.
Due 9th of march so about a fortnight. Cow is 13yrs, lim/sim and british friesian in her.

charolais0153 · 23-03-2019 6:42pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

Darn, how did you know!

She wouldn't have done it herself tbh, i knew she was very heavy though so she was watched carefully. Has a handy habit of calving during the day too.
Due 9th of march so about a fortnight. Cow is 13yrs, lim/sim and british friesian in her.

283 days on 9th of march or 9 months?

Lady Haywire · 23-03-2019 6:46pm

charolais0153 wrote: »

283 days on 9th of march or 9 months?

9 months on 9th.

charolais0153 · 23-03-2019 7:40pm

Lady Haywire wrote: »

9 months on 9th.

She didnt bring too much time with her so.

golodge · 23-03-2019 9:33pm

If only they were all growing like this... 10 days old bull calf out of a small cow.

Waiting for the first heifers to calve with blonde calves. Will be interesting to see how it goes. The first one is on 281st day already. And some charolais calves from cows are on the way too.

golodge · 26-03-2019 8:09pm

Have this boy born today. 297days gestation. Really was wondering maybe cow hasn't held to AI and we should wait for the calf from the stock bull...
Bull calf by piedmontese bull, out of 3/4lim cow. Would think he's around 55-60kg.

Average birth weight this season is at 52kg for now.

High bike · 26-03-2019 9:50pm

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golodge · 27-03-2019 7:04am

High bike wrote: »

Do they come out tagged an all��

I wish they would... Better tag them young when they're born outdoors.

High bike · 27-03-2019 11:58am

Always did the tagging within 24hrs but didn't do it this year, it's no fun trying to tag a 3 week old calf full of beans.Will be back to the old system next year

golodge · 27-03-2019 5:05pm

High bike wrote: »

Always did the tagging within 24hrs but didn't do it this year, it's no fun trying to tag a 3 week old calf full of beans.Will be back to the old system next year

Yes... Had a couple calves to tag at ~1-2weeks age last year when taggers had broken. Tried to catch calves when they were sleeping. Not one man work for sure.

Dozer1 · 28-03-2019 2:41pm

Had a heifer calving this morning, she was making no progress and I was at work.

Rang old lad and vet and I swear to god if I could was nearer than 30 miles I'd have done for the vet, he was useless to watch on the camera, no stock skills.
by the end he opened a gate that nearly let her run out of the shed...
thankfully she is a super quiet animal

I've had him on 3 calls now and I definitely will be refusing him to take him on another call. other 3 vets are super but this guy is a liability.

calf is fine she just wouldn't do it herself......rant over

charolais0153 · 28-03-2019 3:22pm

Dozer1 wrote: »

Had a heifer calving this morning, she was making no progress and I was at work.

Rang old lad and vet and I swear to god if I could was nearer than 30 miles I'd have done for the vet, he was useless to watch on the camera, no stock skills.
by the end he opened a gate that nearly let her run out of the shed...
thankfully she is a super quiet animal

I've had him on 3 calls now and I definitely will be refusing him to take him on another call. other 3 vets are super but this guy is a liability.

calf is fine she just wouldn't do it herself......rant over

Animal should be restrained properly imo for anybody strange coming into the farm. Animals get super excited with strangers

Dozer1 · 28-03-2019 5:04pm

Heifer was a total lamb with them, she walked every step of the way she was supposed to, totally docile all they had to do was put her into a chute she was isolated and on straw since yesterday.

if she was wild or excited with them then fair enough but she was probably too quiet

patsy_mccabe · 28-03-2019 8:55pm

Had a cow calf there, her 14th calf. She's 15 years old and calved as a 2 year old. A pet of a cow, small, butty and always pig fat. Would love to know her breeding as I bought her in. Reckon there is AA in there somewhere.
ICBF have her at €158 Replacement. That's in the top 1%. If you saw her in a mart, you wouldn't give her a second look.

charolais0153 · 28-03-2019 10:11pm

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Had a cow calf there, her 14th calf. She's 15 years old and calved as a 2 year old. A pet of a cow, small, butty and always pig fat. Would love to know her breeding as I bought her in. Reckon there is AA in there somewhere.
ICBF have her at €158 Replacement. That's in the top 1%. If you saw her in a mart, you wouldn't give her a second look.

Are the calves in the top 33%

Calving 2019 - Advice and Help thread

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