We Artificially Inseminated our cows on Thursday morning. I kept saying it was going to be Wednesday...it was Thursday, I'm a tad busy, and days run together.
It went really well, it was a 3 step process.
- Step 1: Vet puts in a seeder and gives them a shot of hormones.
- Step 2: We removed the seeder and gave them another shot of hormones to make them go in heat.
- Step 3: The vet came out again, and artificially inseminated them, and another shot of hormones.
Now we wait for 30 days, and the vet returns to give all 5 ultrasounds to confirm pregnancy. If in the event, it doesn't take, then, we may consider re-artificially inseminating. We chose to AI them with an angus bull for their first calves. Angus cattle are much smaller, and therefore will allow the cows to not have to have the vet pull the calves. It's not a guarantee, but, the odds are better. Then, in the future we may decide to breed to a Charolais bull.
So much to learn, but loving every minute of it.
Hopefully we will have darling grey calves in October!
Here is the Sire we chose, Hoover Dam.
Here is a few pictures from the AI steps...
On Our Way to a Growing the Herd...
Have A Great Weekend!
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