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14 month old heifer gave birth
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<blockquote data-quote="msscamp" data-source="post: 529756" data-attributes="member: 539"><p>If she fits with what your looking for in a heifer, I personally would keep the heifer and calf, I would pen her/pasture her seperately from the rest of the herd - probably with another yearling heifer who could use a little extra feed, feed her a little grain/good quality hay (depending on whether she was penned or pastured), supplement the calf with a little milk replacer - how little depends on his mother's size, and milk production, and monitor her development. If you handle this situation correctly, there is no reason why this heifer won't continue to grow and reach her full potential. We've had this happen, the heifers were handled according to their individual circumstances, and you would never have known they gave birth prematurely a year or so later.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="msscamp, post: 529756, member: 539"] If she fits with what your looking for in a heifer, I personally would keep the heifer and calf, I would pen her/pasture her seperately from the rest of the herd - probably with another yearling heifer who could use a little extra feed, feed her a little grain/good quality hay (depending on whether she was penned or pastured), supplement the calf with a little milk replacer - how little depends on his mother's size, and milk production, and monitor her development. If you handle this situation correctly, there is no reason why this heifer won't continue to grow and reach her full potential. We've had this happen, the heifers were handled according to their individual circumstances, and you would never have known they gave birth prematurely a year or so later. [/QUOTE]
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