Hurry up! Calving is about to start!!

Anyone else wait til the last minute to get calving records organized??  The first calf recently hit the ground and I decided it was time I'd better get organized before anymore arrived!  We had a very productive weekend bringing the cows home from cornstalks and getting some much needed office time in so records were ready to go!

These ladies are headed out to their new home
after being on cornstalks for much of the fall
and early winter!

Since we use artificial insemination (AI) in our cows, we know the exact day they were bred and can then calculate the estimated calving date.

Did you know a cows gestation length is 283 days?  That's pretty darn close to a human!  And like humans, they might give birth within a couple of weeks on either side of that due date!  That means you have to check them often even if you know when they are due!  But regardless of when they actually calve, I think we are ready!