firesweepranch
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Any one having larger than normal calves? We had some great grass and lots of clover, which I suspect is the cause. We had a Dream On x Ms ETR Antoinette L120 that was 286 days gestation born right at 90 pounds (no problems, recip had him on her own). Dream On calves are usually smaller. Then, this morning, we had a Built Right x SOSF Joys Shadow R-15 (a direct Joy daughter) that is a big boy at 89 pounds. He was 284 days gestation. Same thing, recip just pushed him out by herself, but both calves are a bit bigger than I expected. I pictured both below; the white face is the Built Right and the solid black is the Dream On, of course, both are bulls. We have three more due in two weeks, one embryo than two AI calves, just wondering if I should expect the same thing. All this after having the tiny (49 pound) heifer calf last weekend.