babysteps
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We acquired a couple of red Angus cows almost 2 years ago and a black Angus bull last fall.
So calving season started about 2 weeks ago - and so far we have 2 sets of twins. We only HAVE three cows and one hasn't even calved yet.
Twins are normal in goats and sheep, but I was under the impression that they were quite rare in cows. But I'm wondering if they're more common than I thought? We were pretty surprised and impressed when our two year old heifer had twins, but then when the next cow also gave us twins a week later we were shocked.
So far we have three boys and a girl. We are anticipating that she will be a freemartin and sterile.
Are twins really that rare for us to have gotten 2 sets (so far!) out of only 3 cows this spring? Or are we shockingly blessed - or maybe cursed, lol!
So calving season started about 2 weeks ago - and so far we have 2 sets of twins. We only HAVE three cows and one hasn't even calved yet.
Twins are normal in goats and sheep, but I was under the impression that they were quite rare in cows. But I'm wondering if they're more common than I thought? We were pretty surprised and impressed when our two year old heifer had twins, but then when the next cow also gave us twins a week later we were shocked.
So far we have three boys and a girl. We are anticipating that she will be a freemartin and sterile.
Are twins really that rare for us to have gotten 2 sets (so far!) out of only 3 cows this spring? Or are we shockingly blessed - or maybe cursed, lol!