The first calf heifers started calving last week, they are running 70% black hair coat and are smaller then what we have been use to (52# to 62#), but that means no calving problems and we have had ideal weather to calve. Hopefully they will grow super fast. These calves are 1/2 blood Akaushi. The grass is starting to green up so the nutrition for the cows should be high for giving lots of milk for the calves. We check the herd 3 times per day so we can be on top of any problems and to place a tag in the calf's ear while we can still easily catch them. If the weather turns nasty we are set up to get them into barns for protection. The older cows will start calving in another week and winter weather will hopefully be done by then since we don't have that much barn space.
