Cecil snear
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Had this youngster calve yesterday, unassisted, bull calf,heifer is 14 months 20 days old ,anyone had one younger ?
Youngest live heifer calving
- Thread starter Cecil snear
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- Location
- Devon
Had this girl calve on 6th June. Born 20th April so not much over 13.5 months.
Calf was decent size for any heifer, but the heifer is tiny so was bit concerned. All OK but wouldn't want to make a habit of it.
Was a young bull in his first season so hope he doesn't get a taste for the heifer calves!
Calf was decent size for any heifer, but the heifer is tiny so was bit concerned. All OK but wouldn't want to make a habit of it.
Was a young bull in his first season so hope he doesn't get a taste for the heifer calves!
Little squeak
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- Location
- Lancashire
I had one born on 25 04 2010 and calve on 02 7 2011 no vet involved but the heifer did collapse after standing when it had given birth, has calved with no problem every year except 2014 when it "had a year off" had twins last year just a single every other time.
Expect hassle from BCMS as they will want to see your calving records.
Expect hassle from BCMS as they will want to see your calving records.
serf
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- Location
- warwickshire
Heifer looks well grown for its age , esp considering it was growing itself and a calf too !Had this youngster calve yesterday, unassisted, bull calf,heifer is 14 months 20 days old ,anyone had one younger ?
Plenty milk too
- Location
- Cheshire
She’s a well grown heifer! Nice tidy little outfit there. Our youngest was 13 months 2 days but we didn’t get a live calf. We had it induced a week early but it must have been 2/3 weeks off when it came out. Struggled with it for 3 days before it just faded away. That heifer never was any bloody good!Had this youngster calve yesterday, unassisted, bull calf,heifer is 14 months 20 days old ,anyone had one younger ?
Cecil snear
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That is some going, the bulls that serve our heifers must have given a little skip rather than a jump!Had this girl calve on 6th June. Born 20th April so not much over 13.5 months.
Calf was decent size for any heifer, but the heifer is tiny so was bit concerned. All OK but wouldn't want to make a habit of it.
Was a young bull in his first season so hope he doesn't get a taste for the heifer calves!
Cecil snear
Member
My son told me a couple of months ago that he thought she was in calf , thought it was just udder fat , outside she went until a month ago when she was showing more udder , again just dismissed it as another mate in the bunch suckling it until a week ago when she had a good bag of milk and realised sh!t on it , she was in calf, but she has never had any gut , the calf must have been stood up while inside her . Luckily she was in calf to her father in the back ground of the picture who is very easy calving and she has grown on really well and was around ,500kilos at 13 months old , she has bags of milk,is a quiet good mum , so am feeling really pleased but I know I've been really lucky to get away with it and on another heifer of the same age it would of been a complete disasterHeifer looks well grown for its age , esp considering it was growing itself and a calf too !
Plenty milk too
serf
Member
- Location
- warwickshire
Sounds like she will be a keeper to me
Cecil snear
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11 months laterHad this youngster calve yesterday, unassisted, bull calf,heifer is 14 months 20 days old ,anyone had one younger ?
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- Location
- Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos
In the 1980’s my father had a company that exported dairy farms and cattle to the Middle East. One day he was called out to a farm in Saudi that had already stared dairying. The Arabic owner was very proud of his family and cattle and took my father to see a field of yearling cattle, both sexes mixed together! They did look well, especially the heifers, because they were all pregnant.
When my father pointed it that all the heifers were pregnant, to which the owner said they could not be because the Bulls hadn’t yet been trained.
My father then asked him “Did anybody train you?”
When my father pointed it that all the heifers were pregnant, to which the owner said they could not be because the Bulls hadn’t yet been trained.
My father then asked him “Did anybody train you?”
- Location
- Near Colchester
Heifer born 28/3/16, first calf 18/5/17 - 13 months 20 days.
second calf on her second birthday,
third calf at 35 months,
4th calf at 47 months,
5th calf at 59 months, turned into a barsteward and then was culled before she could have another calf and attack me again.
second calf on her second birthday,
third calf at 35 months,
4th calf at 47 months,
5th calf at 59 months, turned into a barsteward and then was culled before she could have another calf and attack me again.
- Location
- Derbyshire
We have usually called it early and jabbed them so haven't had anything like this.
I have seen some very young bulls (for their weight) at some of the major sales though
I have seen some very young bulls (for their weight) at some of the major sales though
Bonny cattle, she looks to be in love with it aswell, not so bad if it happens like that!!
I’ve got one that I’ve found, I’d say she’s a month off yet, little beef shorthorn heifer not the biggest, incalf to a rig with a stone up that I thought ide got rid of before he did any damage!
I’ve got one that I’ve found, I’d say she’s a month off yet, little beef shorthorn heifer not the biggest, incalf to a rig with a stone up that I thought ide got rid of before he did any damage!
After a bit of a balls up, was searching about and found this thread, had one today heifer is 12 months 14 days old, had a live heifer calve (normal size) via side door job. Can’t understand how the mature bull managed it without hurting her, and how she held, she was only weaned at 9month old after out-wintering.
- Location
- Near Colchester
Letter from the vet to BCMS coming up then?
No doubt it won’t be simple and have costs attached lol. Must try and get a YouTube influencer/farmer involved and set up a crowd fund for her struggle
- Location
- East Ayrshire
No wonder it had to come out the side door!
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