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Old 09/17/09, 09:33 AM
 
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I'm pretty sure my cow is coming in heat this morning as she's being kind of vocal. How long do I have to get her with a bull?
TIA,
Mickey
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Old 09/17/09, 09:58 AM
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It could be as short as a few hours or up to a couple of days. This link explains it fairly well.

http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/...-048.htm#Signs
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Old 09/17/09, 10:06 AM
 
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Thanks Liberty! :-)
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Old 09/17/09, 02:12 PM
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get her to the bull today if you can. blood on the tail means your to late.Liberty is right, depends on when she came in to heat.thanks Marc
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Old 09/17/09, 04:24 PM
 
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Well she wasn't showing any signs last night, but I can't get her to the bull until Saturday so I guess we'll have to wait and catch her next month :-( I'll mark the date on the calendar and get her over there a week or so early.
Thanks for the advice.
Mickey
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Old 09/17/09, 06:04 PM
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Most of my cows have a 3 day cycle. They begin mooing and staying close to the bull the first day. The second and third are spent with him trying to mount her as she moves away. On the third day is when she stands for him.

Sounds like Thursday, Friday, Saturday to me. The timing could be just right.

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Old 09/17/09, 09:35 PM
 
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I'm pretty sure my cow is coming in heat this morning as she's being kind of vocal. How long do I have to get her with a bull?
TIA,
Mickey
Is it a jersey by chance? They can be real vocal when they are bulling. Yeap as the rest said in the next couple of days.
Bob
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Old 09/18/09, 09:53 AM
 
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She's a Dexter. She's not saying anything today so we're going to wait until next month and get her over to the bull a week early to be sure she's there at the right time. The bull is about 1 1/2 hrs away so I don't want to truck her all that way just to find she's gone by.
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Mickey
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