Pre-dawn ramblings
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A few hours till daylight (Mon morning). Monday is the last day that I have marked as possible for Eva to come into heat this time around.
In the past - for YEARS - she has been obnoxiously vocal for 24hrs when in heat. The last 2 times it was 2 days of bellowing that started in the evening.
This past Friday evening there was just the littlest bit of half-hearted mooing & the tiniest trace of dried mucus on her rump. I was convinced that she was not in heat yet because she was so quiet, so we waited.
There has been nothing since then. She has been quiet, content & has had a clean rump.
It's very possible that I somehow missed it this time.
@farmerjan and any others with longtime cow experience, how old is too old? It occurs to me that at 10yrs, she may have had her last calf already.?
That wouldn't be a terrible tragedy. The impetus to get her bred again was dealing with the heat cycles, not a
need for milk & beef. She's a beloved pet & will spend all her days being pampered here...... but I was really starting to look forward to the milk & eventual beef again.
Of course, there's always next month.... I hope.
