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Oh dear... I found her at the bottom of a steep hill, wouldn't get up, so I took her buckets of water etc — she drank a fair bit. She's a lovely little galloway girl about 9 months old. Anyway, I was able to get her standing, but she's injured herself, and won't put weight on her foreleg unless...

Hello from newbie-ville. I'm wondering how long after weaning it's safe to put heifers in the same paddock as their mothers, without the heifer trying to drink again (particularly if there's a new calf due soon)? I know this probably isn't industry practice — I can't find an answer anywhere...

My first question on this forum is likely to peg me as a total fool, but here goes... I have 2 belted galloway cows, one 3 y.o, one 5 y.o. The 5 y.o. is the mother of the younger (who was weaned at 10 months of age). Nine months ago both cows calved a few days apart. A couple of months ago I...