Rare triplets - Mark Beutler of Whitewood found a surprise when he checked the calving barn in the morning last Thursday, Feb. 3, where triplets had been born unassisted between checks! The cow is a 5-year-old Simmental cross cow and the calves were sired by a purebred Simmental bull. All are healthy and doing well. Two local area vets said that neither had heard of a set of triplets being born unassisted and all alive. Pictured with the calves are Mark and Jennalee’s boys (l-r) Ryder, Jace and Nash.
Whitewood farmers Mark and Jennalee Beutler found an early morning surprise on Feb. 3 when one of their cows gave birth to rare triplets. Even more amazing was that the births were done unassisted.According to Jennalee, after delivering a calf the night before, Mark went to check on the cows in the calving barn the […]
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