Daryl_S,

Cows will only continue to come into estrus if they are in proper condition and have the proper length of day(light). By now, cows are usually not in good enough condition to come into estrus as they lack a suitable fat layer....days are very short so the light also is a factor......biologist thought it unusual as well......our bulls, for the most part have shed antlers by middle of Dec. The bull in the picture may be the same bull I photographed last year in my yard in Feb. He had one antler then and was pretty much the same configuration as the one above.

This winter has been so mild, and, with the screwy weather DPhillips mentioned taking us into winter, there's no telling what's going on up here. Lots of snow machines for sale up here.

I'm sure everyones comments have something to do w/what's going on.....I just thought everyone would like to see something different. Pretty interesting stuff.

Joe