Posted by OH BReeder (OH Breeder) on 4/4/2007, 9:16 pm, in reply to "Re: making heifer calve"
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My limited experience with inducing heifers has been some problems post. Retained placenta and there milk does not always drop. I wouldn't calf early unless I had to. You are asking for lots of problems. Let her go til due date and see. You never know she might calf early. --Previous Message-- : Rule of thunmb is this my friend -- DON'T : screw with nature unless you absolutely HAVE : to. In this case, you don't have to -- have : to entails a problem with the cow --to : induce a first calf hfr 10 days early just : to make a show is not a NEED for the cow, it : is a desire for the owner. Don't take me : wrong here, but please re-think your desire, : and consider the NEED! : : Best of luck on the hfr -- Terry : : : --Previous Message-- : I know it sounds bad, but I need a heifer to : calve 1-2 weeks early so we can go into a : show as a cow/calf pair. And have time to : fill her back out. Heard you can give them : something that starts with an L. She would : only be 1-1 1/2 weeks early, so it won't : hurt the calf. She weighs 1400+ pounds. : First calf. : : :

Message Thread: making heifer calve - newtocattle 4/4/2007, 12:32 pm Re: making heifer calve - Cowboy 4/4/2007, 1:24 pm Re: making heifer calve - OH BReeder 4/4/2007, 9:16 pm Re: making heifer calve - DL 4/4/2007, 9:18 pm Re: making heifer calve - newtocattle 4/5/2007, 9:18 am Re: making heifer calve - ADG 4/5/2007, 9:40 am Re: making heifer calve - Jen 4/5/2007, 9:40 am Re: making heifer calve - DL 4/5/2007, 12:34 pm