Twins

[George]

I have never had a nurse cow per say - - - I have even bought the odd orphan calf from neighbors and put it on with one of my better cows - - - at time it looks like I have all twins.

I do have a small herd ( never over 45 narmally about 30) so I can pay a little closer attention. I would move the cows with twins to an area with the first calf hiefers and put out a creep feeder to help them breed back quicker.

I can't wait till April, I never tire of calving time.

 

[Anonymous]

I have never had a nurse cow per say - - - I have even bought the odd orphan calf from neighbors and put it on with one of my better cows - - - at time it looks like I have all twins.

A lot of the old ranch's were built by all the cows having twins every year :wink:

 

[righter]

I had heard of that kind of thing, but never saw it until we were on a place where the manager's cows had at least 100% calving rate every year. :wink: Don't know how he did that year in and year out.

 

[greg]

The rate of twins in my experience is more due to the bull yur using,or his bloodlines.Also seems to change from year to year?For example had a paint stud a few yrs back that I bred to 6 paint mares-no color.Next year same stud,same mares-all foals major color?

 

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