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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1828910" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>A second calf and not much grain ought to be about right. She will probably produce enough milk for Miss Mattie to milk for the house also. </p><p>Glad that Gail got calmed down and let Zeke pet her and even the calf... He must've just gotten out to her not long after she calved and was just being a normal "new momma worried" for a bit. I definitely agree that one off the dairy would be better as far as health...</p><p>Now you have to convince Zeke that her calf and the new one needs to be kept in the barn separate and bring Gail into the barn/stall for the calves to nurse her twice a day so that she will not refuse the new calf.... and for her to get used to the idea of being milked too... and that it is not mean to take the calf away from Gail so that she will let both nurse her and then in a few days she will think they are both her own calves... he is going to hate taking her away from her calf for even a few hours... but in order to get her to take a second one, you will have to convince him... and for her to be separated from them also so Miss Mattie can milk her... both calves can go on her on one side and Miss Mattie can milk her other side til she gets what she wants then the calves can finish her... or milk her first and then let the calves go on her... I think she will have more than enough milk to share with the house and 2 calves.</p><p></p><p>A little feed in a bucket/feed trough when you let her in to the calves for the first few days will go a long way to her relaxing and letting the second calf on her... and she will want to come in for a little feed if she is getting milked... Bribery works wonders...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1828910, member: 25884"] A second calf and not much grain ought to be about right. She will probably produce enough milk for Miss Mattie to milk for the house also. Glad that Gail got calmed down and let Zeke pet her and even the calf... He must've just gotten out to her not long after she calved and was just being a normal "new momma worried" for a bit. I definitely agree that one off the dairy would be better as far as health... Now you have to convince Zeke that her calf and the new one needs to be kept in the barn separate and bring Gail into the barn/stall for the calves to nurse her twice a day so that she will not refuse the new calf.... and for her to get used to the idea of being milked too... and that it is not mean to take the calf away from Gail so that she will let both nurse her and then in a few days she will think they are both her own calves... he is going to hate taking her away from her calf for even a few hours... but in order to get her to take a second one, you will have to convince him... and for her to be separated from them also so Miss Mattie can milk her... both calves can go on her on one side and Miss Mattie can milk her other side til she gets what she wants then the calves can finish her... or milk her first and then let the calves go on her... I think she will have more than enough milk to share with the house and 2 calves. A little feed in a bucket/feed trough when you let her in to the calves for the first few days will go a long way to her relaxing and letting the second calf on her... and she will want to come in for a little feed if she is getting milked... Bribery works wonders... [/QUOTE]
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