Barry Farms
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I bought 6 cows in Dunlap IA and they all calved w/ in 2 days of their due date exept for 1 PB angus thats bred to BIM that was due 3/14/13. She still hasnt calved! Shes an 8 year old cow so she can handle a big calf, she is also SUPER thick and deep. I decided to put her in the shed so she could have her calf out of the snow and locked her in the south section of the shed with 3/4 gallon of grain a flake of hay and water. Now 10 days over due she decided she wanted to jump over the gate smash it, smash her unborn calf, and go talk to other cows from the lot behind the barn. I am concerned that this calf is going to be huge and that I'm not going to be able to AI her to calve 2/15/14 if she hasnt calved yet. Ugh. Should I have the vet induce her or something like that to get it over with? I am really hoping on this being my show steer for next year because right now all my steer prospects are out of angus heifer bulls and baldie Sim-Angus heifers.