Sunday 17 May 2015

Is she (are they) pregnant?

Buttercup. 
Flies have just started up. Shame for her but she just tears off any kind of head collar or face thing.
Cows rumens are on the left and calfs tend to show on the right so I read. She does look big out the right. If she is pregnant it is due in about 6 weeks.

Buttercup on left of picture and Bluebell (her daughter) on right. We hope Bluebell is pregnant too, if she is she would be due in September. So about 5 months gone. We wonder whether her udders look a bit bigger than they used to. Apparently heifers (cow that hasn't had a calf) udders change quite early in pregnancy compared to cows that have calved before. You can see Buttercups udders are empty and wrinkly looking.

Bluebells udders again

This is Buttercups udder which I would say has not changed recently, but she has had a few calves before so apparently may not 'bag up' until later in pregnancy.

Bluebell

Buttercup from the side

Buttercup on left of photo, Bluebell on right. Wrong side to studly pregnancy from but they look sweet.




1 comment:

  1. Yep! I think both are in calf. Buttercup has beaut long teats too. They look in terrific condition!

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