Recent content by Riona

Thank you everyone for your advice and expert opinion. I've been around horses for along time and feel pretty confident in their care, but cattle are a whole new ball game. I've learned now that cows can be bred while nursing a calf, so there's no need to rush and wean my calf. Also, I can skip...

Thank you. Now that I'm getting cattle expert opinion that you "can" breed a cow with a calf still at her side, maybe I can talk sense into the owner and she'll allow my little guy to continue nursing.

My thought exactly. This logic is coming from the cow's owner. She thinks her cow won't come into season or get pregnant if she's nursing my calf. Mares can be bred with a foal at their side, why couldn't a cow? Right?

I have a 2 1/2 month old miniature Zebu calf. He's strictly a pet, so I want to manage him for his well-being and not for my stomach. The owner of his mother is also a newbie, so I can't help but be leery of her opinion. Anyways, she wants to bred the mother back to her bull, so she wants to...