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06/03/14, 07:38 PM
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Something different.. twins..
I've been wondering if this cow was going to implode or what before she had her calf.. last night I noticed her udder filling up, back end spreading out so I figured it was time... well after a 3 hour hunt this morning, we find this..
This makes the second set of twins in the last 3 years.. from different cows.
Both seem healthy, have sucked, and she has led them about 300 yards from where she had them.. so with luck, she'll take them and raise them both, but I will have a watchful eye and the bottles in hand..
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06/03/14, 07:50 PM
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Two for the price of one!
I know that in cattle twins are a bit of a rarity, can it have ill effects on the momma cow?
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06/03/14, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Dixie Bee Acres
Two for the price of one!
I know that in cattle twins are a bit of a rarity, can it have ill effects on the momma cow?
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Well, I don't count my calves before they are weaned in this case.. I have not seen any ill effects on the cow if the situation is handled properly.. mainly keeping a close eye on her and her calves, making sure they have high quality pasture( which we do for all our cows) and weaning early to keep from pulling her down too far before the next one comes along if need be.. I guess I'll put this in the beef farming thread and add some details...
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06/03/14, 08:47 PM
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Great she had them by herself and wants them both!
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06/03/14, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by MO_cows
Great she had them by herself and wants them both!
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it's been a nerve wrecking day for sure.. tomorrow or the next day will tell the story of if she is going to take both or try to drop one and leave it..
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06/04/14, 06:49 AM
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Congrats on the twins!
Hope they thrive! 
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Nope, not yet. Momma seems a little high strung after the ordeal... but I hope their both bull calves cause we won't keep heifers from twins. Seems there is a better chance of free martans with twins..
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06/04/14, 08:13 AM
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I had a British white park cow who had twins, twins, then triplets. She raised all of them by herself. Only the triplets had the girl in the mix. The triplets pinched a nerve an she had to be shipped.
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06/04/14, 08:18 AM
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Fun. She looks like she has a good frame too.
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06/04/14, 08:20 AM
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Hope this all works out all right! More photos when you can, please?
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06/04/14, 08:52 AM
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We have had cattle for over 50 years and about every 3 years we get a set of twins. This year our red white face had a set and one was red and white and the other was black and white. Then one of a set of twins fromn 2 years ago had a set. Both were charlais like her. Only had one cow that refused the second calf. We raised her and she is one of our best cows. Good luck with your babies.
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06/04/14, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by kycountry
Nope, not yet. Momma seems a little high strung after the ordeal... but I hope their both bull calves cause we won't keep heifers from twins. Seems there is a better chance of free martans with twins..
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Bull/heifer are the twins where you likely get a freemartin. Bull/bull or heifer/heifer and all should be normal.
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06/04/14, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by MO_cows
Bull/heifer are the twins where you likely get a freemartin. Bull/bull or heifer/heifer and all should be normal.
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yep
the dairy farm i worked at loved heifer/heifer twins as long as they were big and healthy enough to keep alive.
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06/04/14, 11:47 AM
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We have a lady down the road has had 13 sets of heifer / bull twins. 12 have have been Good. Talk about luck of the draw.
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06/04/14, 12:28 PM
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I know in Holsteins normal percentage of twins is 5% although in my herd it was usually 10%. There's a genetic factor but I don't think it's highly heritable.
Always so cute, though!
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06/04/14, 01:23 PM
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Learned something new today, didn't know what a free martin was. >.<
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06/04/14, 05:28 PM
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well, it didnt go as planned..
It didn't go as planned.. she dropped the heifer calf and took the bull calf about a half mile down through the farm.. After waiting all day without her returning to the heifer, I chased her down and she's safe here in a stall.. I'll get some pics tonight when we go for our first feeding.. wish me luck!
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06/05/14, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by kycountry
It didn't go as planned.. she dropped the heifer calf and took the bull calf about a half mile down through the farm.. After waiting all day without her returning to the heifer, I chased her down and she's safe here in a stall.. I'll get some pics tonight when we go for our first feeding.. wish me luck!
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Why does the cow drop one of the calves?
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06/05/14, 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Filson
Why does the cow drop one of the calves?
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Honestly, I have no clue.. all I know is in most cases, one lags behind and momma cow keeps going with the other calf. I lost a set of twins a few years back by not keeping a close eye on them and waiting too long to take them.. Now, I watch them closely, and do not hesitate to intervene while the calves are still in good health.
The bull calf is with momma every step she takes, the heifer is now nicknamed wags by my wife as you can here her tail slapping both of her side's when she gets latched onto the bottle. All seems well for the moment, but my fingers are crossed for sure.
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06/05/14, 10:32 PM
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Interesting. Well, it's unfortunate you lost the twins before, but it's given you some important experience for future situations, such as this.
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