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Thanks for all the replies everyone! I appreciate all of y’all! The fetus was pobably 4-5 months.

Anyone had any kind of experience with mummified fetuses? More specifically, has anyone been successful trying to get a cow to expel one? Was reproductive soundness an issue afterwards? I’m looking for any kind of info, so tell me the good, the bad and the ugly! Thanks in advance!

Heard the other day that one of the neighbors found a few bald eagles eating a calf they had killed. Something tells me that getting a kill permit for eagles would be pretty darn hard to do. We have noticed buzzards eating calf waste here for years, especially when they get the runs. More...

Thank you for all of the replies, everyone! I'm looking into the Concept-Aide mineral for sure!! EDIT: For those of you who use Concept-Aide, how soon do you start feeding it? Site recommends 60 days pre calving unless I read it wrong.

Just exploring my options with pre-breeding supplements! What extra supplements do y'all give or recommend for your recipient cows? I'm looking into using some supplement blocks etc. on a group of recips this fall. They have free choice high Mag mineral and I will give Multimin shots 4ish...

I look for pinkeye to be worse in my area this year than it has been. Fly populations are already up due to the unusually warm winter we had. Last year was unusually good for pinkeye, we only had one case. Sounds like someone in your area is on the ball with all that pinkeye research. I need to...

Yeah, I'm also wondering which one you're talking about!!

We knife cut almost everything here as well, unless it's an unusual circumstance. Especially at that age and weight. I've also heard it mentioned that buyers prefer their purchased cattle to be knife cut...in my area at least. Might be different in yours! Best of luck to you!

Interesting concept! I've never tried blocks before, only fly control mineral. Anyone have any results yet? Flies get bad around here in the summer and are already popping up. With the unusually warm winter we had, I won't be surprised if this is a bad fly and pinkeye year.

When it rains, it pours! Sorry about your luck! I had to ship one of my favorites due to a fluke calving deal this week, lost one of my best heifers as a young calf back in the fall, had a nice looking heifer out of a great cow born with only one eye, had an unfortunate set of dead heifer twins...

Very interesting information, thank you for posting! I need to invest in a set of scales, but I wouldn't even know where to start! :dunce:

Interesting observation! I was wondering about using Long Range in my purebred herd this year. Are you planning on using another type of injectable for your yearlings or are you going to just use a pour on?

Sorry to hear that! I'm also curious as to why!

Never put that much thought into it, but I've heard for years that it's associated with stress. Having mainly solid black or red cattle can make it a bit hard to tell when one is stained! Wonder how many I've just not noticed due to their dark color. Only ever noticed it on my Herefords, Char X...

I've noticed it more with dairy than beef but yes it is possible! I would tell you an Oxytocin joke, but it's a real let down! :lol2: :lol2: Ok that was a bad joke!

Anything is possible, most likely gut drug off. Most recent one to vanish somehow got into our bale storage and wedged himself in between 2 bales. :roll:

X2! We use lifts around here too. They've saved a cow or two!

Interesting read! Thanks for posting! I'm implementing the First Defense boluses for the first time this year. I'll be curious to see how they work for me!

Without seeing it, I would say that's normal. No pus or blood usually is nothing to worry about. Mine usually have discharge for the last few months of their pregnancy. If she was still eating this morning, then she's not likely to be in distress. Was it a lot? Like the cervical mucous plug that...

Pretty soon we'll be doing it in utero! :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: