False Pregnancy?

[Royd Wood]

It's easy to do your own palpation-- if you have a glove.. I do my own- especially if they are close.. you can feel that calf's head right there...

I've seen crazier things happen-- seen them bag up huge for 2 months-- anymore- we say if she's ready to pop-- give her two more weeks....

Very true

 

[swiss.susan]

Here's an update....her udder has continued to fill and it was leaking milk today, so I would say she is very close to delivery I did not thump her as I am the kind of person who, unless someone shows me how to do it, I'm not doing it. I figured I would just wait her out, she will either calve or she won't. I am so looking forward to a baby soon!

 

[Cricket]

I figured I would just wait her out, she will either calve or she won't.

Now you're sounding like a farmer! (My boss says the same thing and he's been at it all his life). Is this cow bred to a Brown Swiss?

 

[swiss.susan]

Yes she is...but she isn't a full swiss. She is a swiss holstein cross. This just wasn't my year for Swiss babies...lol. My first swiss to calve was bred to my neighbors Angus bull. I wasn't happy about it but decided not to abort, you can see in the pictures her calf is a cross. I have three more Reg swiss heifers bred to a swiss bull... I kept them under lock and key until they were bred Talking to the neighbor about containing his bull was very counterproductive.

 

[kfacres]

Talking to the neighbor about containing his bull was very counterproductive.

It's called direct marketing of a missing bull that you know nothing about...

of if you're not that radical..

It's called direct electric fencing... take that hot wire- and plug it directly into a 110 outlet...

 

[Symphony]

Talking to the neighbor about containing his bull was very counterproductive.

It's called direct marketing of a missing bull that you know nothing about...

of if you're not that radical..

It's called direct electric fencing... take that hot wire- and plug it directly into a 110 outlet...

Or Direct Shooting, lol. Or just let that Bull out somewhere else.

 

[swiss.susan]

I went and spoke with him about coming to get his bull, our pasture is 17 acres and his adjoins ours in the very back. He doesn't live there and so has no idea where his cows are. I didn't get pissy about the fact that his beef bull bred my dairy heifer, I just wanted him to go home and stay there. He looked at me confused and said " well, he's registered " we have redone our side of the fence...If he comes back that bull will just relocate somewhere else.

 

[swiss.susan]

She calved last night with a swiss looking Bull calf. It was a rough delivery, he still hasn't stood up but he does try. I milker her out and fed him colostrum, put him in the shade so he could think about the world for awhile.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Ya congrats! Pics??!

 

[Royd Wood]

Great news - Lets hope he gets up pretty soon

omg what sort of an answer is that "he's registered" like that makes everything fine - Better luck with your breeding next time