Pregnant cow question?
Back in march of '14 i bought a cow calf pair. The people said the steer was roughly 4 months old (they kept practically no records) and the cow had been with their bull, so she's probably bred.
Nice looking angus, $1,200, good deal.
Now, i got all setup and ready for a calf. I figured anytime from late August to November at the latest. Here it is early December and no calf yet.
She has progressively gotten very big, but she has NO milk, no swelling, just a big belly, more than just from grass/hay.
I figure even if she got bred the day before i got her she should be calving now.
She has not come in, that i know of, she's in with two yearling heifers and hasn't acted strange like she is looking to breed.
Why is she so big? When should she get milk? Do they ever carry past 9 months?
I'll call a vet sometime in the next couple weeks. If i see no calf. Any advice?