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Your all in on her right now so let her do her thing. Might work out...might be educational. I’d cull her based on that description you gave of her anyway “ Very tall. Very oddly tall. Stands by far the tallest I’ve ever had. And narrow”. Not sure why you gave that one a second chance but...

I’d probably cull the cow if she doesn’t raise a good calf.

1st calf heifers usually have a better market as hefferettes. Someone would look to turn them into fall calvers. In a down market a guy might do that himself & sell them this summer hoping for a better market.

I don’t really see how a cow could carry a calf on the left. Maybe I’m a slave to my habits but I reach down & right to preg or bump the right side if it seems obvious but never do anything from the right side of the cow regarding a calf. If you’ve got something there it will be a new one on...

I guess I’m in the south. Southern Idaho. I get that the too early too small calves are a bad deal but you have to stop somewhere. I cut any bull calf born over 95 lbs and I prefer them to have birth weights between 70 and 85 lbs. Those calves usually do better than the big 100 plus calves early...

He should being that he was half grown the day he was born. For me I can’t market bulls past a 95 lb birth weight & I’m not sure I should because those calves could be smaller or bigger than him & you could sell someone a total wreck. That being said, the breeder got lucky & found someone who...