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Livestock => Cattle => Topic started by: garden cottage on March 16, 2009, 10:44:04 pm

Title: bull calf delivered today mooooooo
Post by: garden cottage on March 16, 2009, 10:44:04 pm

after watching our young dexter whos now been in the barn for 2 weeks nearly,showing all the signs of imminent calving guess what happens today? the older heifer in the field not due until end april beg may or so we were told by previous owners, started to calve while I was at work, anyway all turned out well thank god weve got friendly cattle neighbour who helped deliver it 10mins before i got back, much bigger calf than we thought out of a dexter, calf is long legged mum is short both doing well, the start of our little herd :cow:.........neil!!!

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Post by: minidax on March 16, 2009, 10:45:26 pm

CONGRATULATIONS!   :)

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Post by: Rosemary on March 17, 2009, 06:24:52 am

Well done! Hope mother and son are doing well.

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Post by: danndans on March 17, 2009, 07:58:58 am

massive congrats niel  ;D
Hope there both doing well  :cow:

Dan

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Post by: sabrina on March 17, 2009, 09:00:19 am

congrats on the new member to your family, hope the next birth goes as well :farmer:

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Post by: Fluffywelshsheep on March 18, 2009, 06:09:52 pm

Well done to mum

congrant on new start of herd

Title: Re: bull calf delivered today mooooooo
Post by: garden cottage on March 18, 2009, 10:43:45 pm

second bull calf delivered tonight, all now in the barn, this ones a short leg dexter so thats the lot, cigars all round and a decent nights sleep here we come!!!!!!!..................neil

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Post by: Rosemary on March 19, 2009, 08:29:32 pm

Congratulations again! Enjoy your night's sleep!

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Post by: buddy on March 21, 2009, 11:21:11 pm

All you need to do now is sit back and watch your roast dinners grow, have you ringed them yet or are they going to stay intact? May I suggest you start halter training earlier rather than later, its so much easier to load a steer/bull when you can lead him in and tie him up.

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Post by: sandy on March 21, 2009, 11:34:22 pm

Well done, my eyes are watering...I want a cow!!!! ;D

Title: Re: bull calf delivered today mooooooo
Post by: garden cottage on March 22, 2009, 05:30:17 am

ringing today as we dont want any breeding problems later on ::)