Our first calf of year.

Shes out of our Best cow.Should i flush her mother after seeing this. Her first calf at our place.

She was unnasisted 100pounds. Her mothers milk is amazing i think she could take care of two calves. Will post better pictures as she grows. Hoping to get her out to some shows this summer. Any opinions on her?

can't see much- but would guess you might be jumping the gun on preping for a flush.

Her mother is 8 never seen any of her calves and she throws that heifer out. I have her to go off of and like I said she's 8.

Hereford399 said:

Her mother is 8 never seen any of her calves and she throws that heifer out. I have her to go off of and like I said she's 8.

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What inspired you to purchase an 8 year old cow that you had never seen calves from?  If it's her past history- then either you've seen her calves- or heard about them.. if that's the case- then it shouldn't suprise you that she cranked out a good one-- and in all honestly, prob needed flushed before now.

if the cow has never produced anything until now: that's not a very good track record-- and I'll say that every old blind dog finds a bone every once in a while-- seems to me like it was the sire-- and you need to breed more to him...

just observations from an outsider looking in.

She was 6 when we bought her they lied said she was bred and was not. So we had to hold her over. She had tremendous epds.

Hereford399 said:

She was 6 when we bought her they lied said she was bred and was not. So we had to hold her over. She had tremendous epds.

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so what did she produce before that? 

It seems normal to buy a breeding female based on her genetics and phenotype. After all, that is essentially what anyone is doing when they buy a heifer.  I'm guessing you didn't spend a big wad of money on her since she was 6 years old and hadn't seen any of her prior offspring. If I owned her I would breed her to have another natural calf to make sure she's got some consistency before I spend the money on a flush but that's just me.
What is the pedigree on the cow & sire of that calf?

Cut the BS said:

Hereford399 said:

She was 6 when we bought her they lied said she was bred and was not. So we had to hold her over. She had tremendous epds.

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so what did she produce before that? 

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No clue

Rockefeller said:

It seems normal to buy a breeding female based on her genetics and phenotype. After all, that is essentially what anyone is doing when they buy a heifer.  I'm guessing you didn't spend a big wad of money on her since she was 6 years old and hadn't seen any of her prior offspring. If I owned her I would breed her to have another natural calf to make sure she's got some consistency before I spend the money on a flush but that's just me.
What is the pedigree on the cow & sire of that calf?

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I'd have to get out her papers, Purple Currency

Hereford399 said:

Cut the BS said:

Hereford399 said:

She was 6 when we bought her they lied said she was bred and was not. So we had to hold her over. She had tremendous epds.

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so what did she produce before that? 

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No clue

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I give in.. flush the cow- based off of one calf that she had as an 8 year old, for all thoughts I had above- and especially the post above your's above this one... 

Not another comment from me on this subject... (clapping)

thank you

I really like the looks of your little calf from what I can see. She looks like a thick little gal for sure. I think if it was me I would wait on flushing her, not because the calf that is on the ground isn't something you wouldn't want to multiply in great numbers, but simply because no one knows at this point whether or not she is great, she is only a couple days old. I would hate for you to flush the cow and 6 months from now the little girl gets so straight on her rear legs she cant even walk, or any number of things that can develop over time that are less than desirable. Let this heifer grow, breed back the same way, and see what kind of consistency you get next fall compared to the yearling heifer. If nothing else, and this little girl goes on to do great things and is special, you can just keep on flushing your 9 year old cow time and time again, maybe even sell some of those embryos based on the success of the heifer you have pictured. JMO

Thanks for your information redwine it is much appreciated. She is very stout. When i bring her in to start putting the halter on her more i will post more pictures. Thank you very much

After thinking about it more, post a picture of your cow. If this is your best cow, and you love the look of this little heifer and are very confident in the bull and his genetics, the cow has solid genetics that you can build your herd around, then maybe you should go ahead and flush her. Wait as long as you can to see this little girl develop as much as possible, hold your other cows open, flush the old girl, sync your other cows, and put those embryos in! If this is your best cow and there is no doubt she will produce better animals for you than your other cows, take advantage of the modern technology and give yourself the best chance to have some marketable animals on the ground next spring.

I don't see it any different in flushing this cow as flushing a heifer. So a heifer won a few shows we have no idea on her production value but people do it all the time. Not saying its right...just sayin'

Now if it were me, I would want to see another calf out of her before I flushed. Post a better picture. Even with my glasses I can't see much. Would like to see momma.

Redwine Cattle said:

After thinking about it more, post a picture of your cow. If this is your best cow, and you love the look of this little heifer and are very confident in the bull and his genetics, the cow has solid genetics that you can build your herd around, then maybe you should go ahead and flush her. Wait as long as you can to see this little girl develop as much as possible, hold your other cows open, flush the old girl, sync your other cows, and put those embryos in! If this is your best cow and there is no doubt she will produce better animals for you than your other cows, take advantage of the modern technology and give yourself the best chance to have some marketable animals on the ground next spring.

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That's what my father and I were talking Bout I'd love to have 20 more cows like her

OH Breeder said:

I don't see it any different in flushing this cow as flushing a heifer. So a heifer won a few shows we have no idea on her production value but people do it all the time. Not saying its right...just sayin'

Now if it were me, I would want to see another calf out of her before I flushed. Post a better picture. Even with my glasses I can't see much. Would like to see momma.

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I'll get a picture this week were supposed to get big storm tomorrow