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It should be 6 year old Hereford.

My year old Hereford is have a hard time walking. She is favoring her right rear leg. It has been extremely cold here in RI, I do not think she fell. Any suggestions. She should be having a calf in June. I don't think she can make it to the waterer. I just noticed her yesterday. I...

Sorry I should have said Can I breed my Hostein bull to his half Sisters?

Can I Breed my Holstein Bull to her half-Sisters? Is that too close? If I register them will they be considered ok for future Breeding?

If I am past the stage of burning what should I do to remove the horns? Call the Vet? I listen to too many people. They farmer that burned them last time told me I should have waited a little longer than 4 months. Can it be done without traumatizing the animal? I need help!

She is now 4 1/2 months old tomorrow. Is it too late to burn. Should I call the VET?

My Holstein calf was born April 1, 2008. Her horns are about an inch now. Is it time to burn them off? The last time the person that did it at 5 months said we should have waited a little longer to make sure you get the whole horn. What is the best time to burn her horns off.

My holstein had a calf 6 weeks ago and everyhthing was fine until today. I was milking her and was only getting about a half gallon of milk. I let the calf do the rest thinking everything was ok. I do not feed a lot of grain. Today I noticed that milking one of her teats that the milk was...

I noticed today that when I milked my Holstein one of the quarters came out like cream or spoiled milk. It was coagulated, like spoiled milk. I do not think the calf is feeding off the rear quarter, because her teat is too small. Is this a problem? I gave the milk to the pigs today. Can I...

I just purchased a bag of magnesium oxide. I have been giving my cows Nutrena Bronze and Emerald minerals according to the seasons. They seem to like the minerals. They are not taking to the mag oxide. They do not seem to like it. I want to put them on pasture in a few weeks and the pasture...

My calf is 3 weeks old when can I worm her? Can I give her a shot of Triangle at 3 months old or should I wait until she is 6 months old?

I am milking her once a day and the calf is running with her all the time. I have another job, that is the problem. I am feeding round bales of hay and just a little grain to get them to come up to the fence. You are saying I should take the calf away except for twice a day when she has to...

It is a little over a week now that my Holstein calfed. We are milking her out everyday, but are not getting very much milk. We milk her until nothing is left, same time every afternoon. The rest of the day her calf is feeding off her. We notice that her back teats are always leaking quite a...

Someone told me that I should wait 10 days before drinking the milk from my cow. I have not milked her out yet. Today is the 3rd day. I will milk her out tomorrow. Is the 10 day waiting period correct?

It was raining of course and the calf was born outside in the mud. After she got her sea legs and tried to nurse we put her in a wheelbarrow and brought her into the turnout shed which had plenty of shavings , straw and hay in it. It was 46 degrees here today and it is supposed to be 60...

I went out to clean the outside turnout shed today that I fluffed up for my Hostein Heiffer to hopefull calf in and noticed she is leaking substantially. Is this normal. She is not ready today, she had a great appetite. Is she wasting colostrum? Will she have enough for her calf. Is leaking...

Do you need a cream separator to make butter? I am glad this is called the Beginners Board. I you use raw milk, will the cream come to the top, can you scoop that off and put it in a butter churn to make butter or do you need a separator? What was the purpose of the separator? Is it just...

If I milk my Hostein after she calfs to help her calf milk her out I heard you cannot use a teat dip. Is this true? How do ou guard against mastittis if you cannot use a dip, because the calf will be feeding off her too. I want to drink the milk and also make sure it is sanitary. Any ideas...

The state vet was out today to test the cows. I have Herford cow, a Holstein heiffer, a 9 month old Holstein calf, and a 7 month old Herford calf. I feed them only 5-6 lbs of feed daily and they have free choice to hay and water. The Vet said they are too fat. The Holstein is ready to give...

I have a Holstein that is about to calf. I was told she will have too much milk for one calf. I will be picking one up after she calfs that is a week old. When should I put her on the Holstein? She is a Heiffer. I bred her with a bull that had calfing ease characteristics. I hope I do...