Wisteria Farms
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Picked up a couple calves and one is looking more and more "dairy-ish" to me...(mind you, I'm used to looking out my window and seeing all Murray Greys) so my experience in identifying calves of other breeds is very poor! Her body "shape" isn't dairy but she doesn't have an udder at 2 months old either! So, my question is... aside from waiting for her to mature, is there anything that might help identify if she IS dairy? I never saw her dam at the feedlot...but she herself is very leggy!
I'm just thinking to myself...good Lord...what am I going to do with one dairy cow in a herd of beef cattle? Suggestions?
Another consideration... she's two months old and is WIRED to beat heck...I open the stall door to give her some excercise and she tries to head-butt me, bounces off the walls...I'm thinking, "I know why YOUR momma was sent to the danged feedlot!!!"... should I just feed her out and ship her or is there a value to having just one dairy cow? Freshen her and get the colostrum? I'm sure this would mean having to milk her twice/day? I started messing with her teats just in the off-chance we would keep her but if she doesn't CALM DOWN it won't be an option!
Just curious as to your thoughts...
I'm just thinking to myself...good Lord...what am I going to do with one dairy cow in a herd of beef cattle? Suggestions?
Another consideration... she's two months old and is WIRED to beat heck...I open the stall door to give her some excercise and she tries to head-butt me, bounces off the walls...I'm thinking, "I know why YOUR momma was sent to the danged feedlot!!!"... should I just feed her out and ship her or is there a value to having just one dairy cow? Freshen her and get the colostrum? I'm sure this would mean having to milk her twice/day? I started messing with her teats just in the off-chance we would keep her but if she doesn't CALM DOWN it won't be an option!
Just curious as to your thoughts...