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The cows teats are most likely plugged, get her in a chute and get the milk flowing. She also looks like she has edema which makes it hard for her to let her milk down. Once you get the teat plugs out, the calf bumping the udder will lessen the edema and the calf should be able to nurse. Don't...

Normally a couple of times in the chute and force them to let the calf nurse is all it takes, if she still won't let it nurse after that then it a one way trip to the locker or sales barn.

Watch that she doesn't start sucking on the Jersey she is in with, it will damage the Jersey's udder.

I did call the vet about the retained placenta, she said if there was no bad smell to it that I shouldn't worry about it and it was normal. I've been keeping an eye on her and there is no discharge and she is eating fine. I'll keep watching her.

Thanks for the replys. I think that what we have are ponderosa pine or close enough, they just call them Bull Mountan pine here. She did retain the placenta for almost a week, I was worried about that also, but she seems fine now. I guess first thing I need to do is get rid of the slash pile...

I have a 2 year old heifer that aborted her calf 6 weeks before due date. I panicked and took the calf to the vet for a necropsy to see if I could find out why. Still don't have any results 2 weeks later. Well there is a large slash pile in the cows pasture that I wanted to get burned last...

I would worry about breeding aggression into the calves you get from him and any replacement heifers you may keep. I'd send him down the road.