Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Yes, just had to jack another one out but thankfully it was the right way round
Backwards calves…the bull?
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Aspiring Peasants
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- Location
- North Pennines
What have they been fed on? Neighbour of mine had a lot of calving issues when he switched from dairy to sucklers which I think was down to them being on dairy quality pit silage
- Location
- Owaka, New Zealand
7 assists out of 6122 births in 'our' herd this year
Kakahu angus
Not really much to do with breeding as much as what you permit to breed again, could easily have it up to 700 assists in 5 years time if unassisted calving wasn't the main selection criteria
- Location
- North of Perth
Don't think so I use BB an Charolais on them with no issues.
Is it the only bull you are calving to at the moment ?
M-J-G
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Don't get down, you just get years like that sometimes!Well I don’t think someone up there likes me….just had another one the wrong way roundand a ceaser
Why is it always at 1am, looks like no bed for me
Around 10 years ago we started feeding our in calf cows at 5-6pm and we rarely get any calving between midnight and 5am, I've found it to be a game changer as far as sleep is concerned.
choochter
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
I disagree with this, I'd venture to suggest that the reason for your issues is that the cows are under stress so the calves cant get turned or that the calves are too big.
Looking back through the thread it looks as though generally the calves are too big.
What percentage have you helped this spring? Would that be normal (I'm guessing no)
I've helped 5% i.e. one
Looks like its the bull.......
M-J-G
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The run of backwards calves that I had earlier this year weren't really all that big, one that springs to mind was around 38kg.
They didn't have any stress as they were in the same groups, pens and feeding as they'd been on all winter.
Aspiring Peasants
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- Location
- North Pennines
Aye and if he took the bull out at night would do away with this night time calving
muleman
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He has a bit to learn!
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
Just PP hayledge
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
The one last night that was the wrong way round last night but needed a ceaser…
Northeastfarmer
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- Location
- Cleveland
And one straight after it that was the right way round…
I’d get them all out if they’d just come the right bloody way!
I’d get them all out if they’d just come the right bloody way!
choochter
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- aberdeenshire
not exactly like drowned rats are they?
livestock 1
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They look like hellish shapey calves
20% of our cows are bbx they represent 80% of the problems here
20% of our cows are bbx they represent 80% of the problems here
They want pushing and selling as yearlings then you could keep anther 100 cows
harperfarmer
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In theory yes. In practise I imagine having had several consecutive c-sections and lacking considerable amounts of sleep there is a greater desire to get rid of the lot rather than add another 100.
choochter
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- Location
- aberdeenshire
and deduct the cost of the 3 cesars and the calf bed out
livestock 1
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We get a discount on cesars they are half the price of what some charge
Not sure that’s a good or bad thing really