Ok who did this? Need Advice

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 Long story short bought a Dexter dun heifer on Nov. 28, 2013. Bon April 1 2013.
Could not register with ADCA because sire was registered with PDCA found out
after testing at T A M. Heifer is registered with Legacy LO1838TH-13HH.
 This is the mystery. Went to feed last night and walked by pasture run
and noticed brown spot and thought Nancy's goat had her kids early.
Then realized it was a CALF! After a lot of how the !!!! did this happen
and calling Gene my go to guy who sold me straws from Bren, YES to
breed Lucy AI.I calmed down and now realize she had to have breed
when I got her. 238 day is Sept. 1.
 I will contact previous owner today on good terms. What do I do now?
Best guess now is Lucys Sire is the Sire again but only logical way to
know is to have his hairs tested correct?
 Almost forgot we now seem to have a 24 lb. Dun bull calf up and
nursing.

[lakeportfarms]

Find out what bulls are on the property (where there any bull calves?) Bull calves could be the sire too. It's a good thing she had a small calf! Anyway, give her a bit of time to recover before she's bred again, she's going to have her work cut out for her growing and feeding her new calf for a while.

Testing tail hairs is the only way to know if there were other bulls on the property around the date she was bred.
I believe it would be possible to have the sire brought into the ADCA as long as he is registered with the PDCA and the genotype is performed. I'm not sure if the bull's sire has to be genotyped or not, that could be the sticking point, but I see he's registered with the ADCA so it possibly can be done. Contact Pat Mitchell who is the regional representative with the ADCA, and he'll be able to help you.

[otf]

Awfully young to have a calf! Be thankful she calved all right. I hope she's caring for the calf and that it is nursing. Keep a close eye on them and supplement her if necessary; as lakeport said, she's still growing herself. Yes, Pat Mitchell will be able to advise you.

Sadly, I think this happens more than we want to think about.

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Thanks for replies. I hope not to bothher people to much
but will have plenty of questions. All seem to be doing very
well from my experience. Compared to the families milking and
herford experience this was a very simple calving, just found
calf cleaned and spent time in padoct with them and he nursed
within 1/2 hour of finding him and at 10 last night and agian
this morning. I am very blessed so for.
We try to only suppliment grain when goats need or extra with
calves but fell this may be good time to suppliment Lucyor at least
a couple weeks. Also probly sould give minerals and vitamins?
I and friend have been comenting on how good she been looking
and noticed utter drop next time I will not second guess.
Gary previous owner allows calves to nurse until 6 mo. old
and have read this alot he appoligized and will do what we have
to to register if I decide to. We both are positive Stillwaters
Dustin is the possible susspect for now.
Chad AI tech said we will watch for now and straws are good for
longer than I or Lucy will live so no rush. Guess we will breed
other Dexter to a shorty sence this one is most likly a long leg.

[genebo]

I never wean my calves until they either wean themselves or are sold after the age of 6 months. Then they are "trailer weaned". It has worked well.

Those heifers that stay here have occasionally nursed for close to a year.

One heifer self-weaned at arund 10 months. The mama had such a swollen udder just prior to calving that she got last year's heifer to nurse again. Once the new calf was born, last year's calf was kicked off.

My cattle are so much smarter than I am about how to do it. I watch and learn.