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yuppiecowboy

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So. I had an ET baby due April 20. Kinnebear (sp?) Leader 21A X PHA TH free stinger/Harvey fulton Cupid cow. The kid who lives at that pasture calls me and excitedly tells me I have a set of twin Heifers. I am stoked as since I wanted a heifer I am thinking its a twofer. I zip out there after morning constitution and imagine my surprise when I see a beautiful set of BLACK heifers.

You know the old rude statement of there being a (deleted) in the woodpile?
 

ROAD WARRIOR

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I think that the wrong embrios are implanted more often than many people believe. If you don't house your own embrios, make sure that the ones they put in are yours. I learned this the hard way, I had to DNA calves that resulted from a sold embrio package. Imagine my surprise when 2 of the 3 calves were not out of either the correct bull or my donor cow. I had to refund the price of the embrio pakage and got 3 calves that IMHO were junk. Expensive lesson! RW
 

xxcc

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i'd venture to say a bull got in with your recip cow and nobody told you.  thus you unfortunately wasted an embryo.
 

kanshow

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sheite happens but I think you put embryo's in a bred cow--happens once in a while
  No kidding.. our recips are supposed to start with their heats tomorrow and hubby is over checking all the gate chains & everything else to make sure the bulls stay out of the pen.
 

farmboy

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kanshow said:
sheite happens but I think you put embryo's in a bred cow--happens once in a while
  No kidding.. our recips are supposed to start with their heats tomorrow and hubby is over checking all the gate chains & everything else to make sure the bulls stay out of the pen.

lol 16 days ago our bull busted out and got some...
 
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