Post by stablefood on Oct 12, 2011 10:12:19 GMT -5
Pearl came to us in early August. Seller said she was bred to a Jersey bull and was due in 30 - 60 days, he wasnt sure since he bought her bred and milking to raise his beefers on. Well.... I could baby bump a week into having her, so I know she is pregnant and has shown NO signs of heat whatsoever.
She hasnt even started bagging yet, but the baby is lots bigger now and dosent push away if you try to bump. I also have not felt it move yet, so havent gotten to have that excitement. I was so hoping for a jersey heifer to raise, but the longer she holds out the more concerned I get that the baby will not be jersey and will indeed be an angus cross (the beef is ok, but then I would have to look for another milk cow eventually), as thats what he had her pastured with. He (the bull) was small and young (I hope) and not worth taking notice of at the time.
I guess I will have to break down and call the man back to find out what date he bought her, perhaps she was open when he aquierd her. At least that might help me with a due date. Our weather is perfect right now and calving now would be terribly conveinent
But as 40+ years raising horses tells me. They will come in THEIR own time
I did run her Bangs vac tag number and found her original dairy (there is a sad story there) so I have her history with the exception of Nov, 2010 to May of 2011.
In her first freshening she gave 11,600 lbs of milk over 350 days, 495 lbs of butter fat and that she was in the in the 97percentile of the dairy's herd value.
She hasnt even started bagging yet, but the baby is lots bigger now and dosent push away if you try to bump. I also have not felt it move yet, so havent gotten to have that excitement. I was so hoping for a jersey heifer to raise, but the longer she holds out the more concerned I get that the baby will not be jersey and will indeed be an angus cross (the beef is ok, but then I would have to look for another milk cow eventually), as thats what he had her pastured with. He (the bull) was small and young (I hope) and not worth taking notice of at the time.
I guess I will have to break down and call the man back to find out what date he bought her, perhaps she was open when he aquierd her. At least that might help me with a due date. Our weather is perfect right now and calving now would be terribly conveinent
But as 40+ years raising horses tells me. They will come in THEIR own time
I did run her Bangs vac tag number and found her original dairy (there is a sad story there) so I have her history with the exception of Nov, 2010 to May of 2011.
In her first freshening she gave 11,600 lbs of milk over 350 days, 495 lbs of butter fat and that she was in the in the 97percentile of the dairy's herd value.