Wouldn't that dunk your hat in the creek

rrlund · Nov 24, 2017

A heifer in the feedlot had a calf. I noticed she had some bag on her,but figured it was a fat bag. Guess not. I don't know how or when she was exposed to the bull. She must have backed up against the gate and one got her that way. Nice little heifer calf,but it's sure a heck of a time of year to have to deal with one.

rustyfarmall · Nov 24, 2017

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise.

Olliejunkie · Nov 24, 2017

When do you normally start calving? I know some start around the first of the year here.

TomH in PA · Nov 24, 2017

Reminds me of an old story about a minister doing missionary work in Africa. One day the village chief stops by the minister's hut.

"Reverend, a young woman in the village just had a baby. It's the lightest skinned baby anyone can ever remember being born here. How do you explain that?"

Minister looks around trying to think fast, when he glances out the window: "Chief, look at that flock of sheep out there, notice how they're all white except for that one black lamb?"

Chief looks out the window, turns back and says "Okay Reverend, I won't tell on you if you don't tell on me."

rrlund · Nov 24, 2017

Mid April. I wean in late October,early Novemner,so she hasn't been exposed to a bull in over year.

Black calf on Black Friday to a cow I wasn't expecting? Guess I'll have to call her BOGO. Buy one,get one free.

Oliver 500 Wa · Nov 24, 2017

.....She must have backed up against the gate and one got her that way.

Where there's a will, there's a way....

JOCCO · Nov 24, 2017

RR my father once got a certain pig (not sure how) Took it home put in the old barn. Was going to butcher late on etc. With in a day or two he went out one morning and now had 13 pigs!!! Same or similar thing happened to my cousin.

LAA · Nov 24, 2017

You might have a one nut bull in the feedlot, there is a condition called cryptorchidism where one or both nuts never drop. I think I have read that you band at birth but even so a calf with the condition could retain a testicle.

big tee · Nov 24, 2017

It is almost Christmas and Joseph couldn't figure it out either!!!!!!!---Tee

Goose · Nov 24, 2017

Don't know if it would dunk my cap in the creek but it would sure unplug my coffee pot.

rrlund · Nov 24, 2017

My cousin bought some from his neighbor one time and one of those was bred too. He had to have the vet out to pull that one. I don't know if he ever made any money on that one or not. If I had a lick of sense I'd advertise this one on CL and get the pair of them out of here so I don't have to mess with them. I'd planned to sell her pretty soon anyway. She was almost finished. Maybe she's worth more now on a two for one deal.

RBnWA · Nov 24, 2017

Shazamm

rrlund · Nov 24, 2017

It was more like "Aw crap!".

showcrop · Nov 24, 2017

The wife and I had a good laugh.

john in la · Nov 24, 2017

"so she hasn't been exposed to a bull in over year"

I think we can rule that out as fake news.

rrlund · Nov 24, 2017

"so she hasn't been exposed to a bull in over year"

Not on the same side of the fence anyway. I hope she's as interested in her calf as she was the bull.

john in la · Nov 24, 2017

I am leaning more to the one nut bull in the feed lot like LAA said than I would think she backed up to the fence.

I would be walking that feed lot and checking for bagging up on others.
She may not be the only one in this predicament.

rrlund · Nov 24, 2017

I sure hope she's one of a kid,unless there's somebody wanting to start a herd with some winter calving heifers. Good chance that if it was a one nut bull,he's been fed out and is gone by now.

oliverplow · Nov 24, 2017

That was funny!

Bonnan · Nov 24, 2017

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOh!

Destroked 450 · Nov 24, 2017

We have our herd split, half calve in spring, Mar, Apr, the other half in the fall, Sept, Oct.
Put the bull in to spring cows May 27, 2016 for Mar, Apr 2017 calves, only 14 of 30 cows calved this spring, the other 16 cows started calving in Aug.
Now I have Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov calves, cycles are all throwed off.

Apparently temps got to warm in late May, June 2016 and semen died, guess the bull got to enjoy a second round with those 16 cows.

Going to take a little more hay to feed through this winter.

1370pwr in ne · Nov 24, 2017

If it was my call I would sell the calf and put the heifer back in the yard. As cold as your winters are that calf will need protection to survive. The heifer probably won't make a good cow if she's use to full feed. Just my 2 cents.

K Effective · Nov 25, 2017

We've only had one calf born on our farm in the last 50 plus years, from a heifer bought for fattening. I remember how anxious Grandpa and Dad were to get the little calf out of here as soon as possible- I thought then that it should have been a bonus, but they felt otherwise.

BOGO rings apropos.

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