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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1830260" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>If those 2 heifers are straight dairy they will not do good with only 1 calf each... it will ruin their udders even if they are only getting pasture and Kudzu... I am serious... if they get mastitis, then their udders will be ruined for any future added calves because long term mastitis will cause the quarter(s) to either stay "bad" with non-palatable milk in the future; it could cause the quarter to dry up, or she could get very sick from a bacterial mastitis going through their systems... If you are going to keep them and calve them out, then at least 1 more calf on each is going to be pretty much ESSENTIAL to preserving the udder..... and I am thinking that they are jersey and swiss crossed with holstein or something like that...straight dairy breeds. </p><p>I know how much you think of Zeke, but what if he gets kicked and hurt by a heifer that is just not being co-operative... the sweetest dispositioned heifer can turn into a witch when they first come fresh... and no offense, but an inexperienced person dealing with heifers that have been loose in the big pastures are not going to be sweet little mild and meek agreeable to being worked with, with an added calf. The swiss cross is going to be bigger and she is going to be more stubborn... it is in their nature/DNA... it just is... and jersey crosses can be high strung sometimes... I do not like jersey holstein crosses, they seem to get the worst from both breeds... and I have had dozens over the years... half were total witches, and I do not breed any of my hol crosses to anything but guernsey's as they seem to "slow" the attitudes down somewhat on the next generation, without being too big of a calf.... </p><p>These heifers are going to be trying to figure out being new mothers... they more than likely NOT going to be receptive to someone that is not real experienced, to deal with their learning curve and an added calf. But dealing with a case of mastitis.. on top of a hard swollen tight udder on a fresh heifer, is not for for an inexperienced person that just loves his cows...</p><p></p><p>I HOPE that they are just as good as the cows have been... but please be forewarned... I think that you are going to have a problem no matter which way you go...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1830260, member: 25884"] If those 2 heifers are straight dairy they will not do good with only 1 calf each... it will ruin their udders even if they are only getting pasture and Kudzu... I am serious... if they get mastitis, then their udders will be ruined for any future added calves because long term mastitis will cause the quarter(s) to either stay "bad" with non-palatable milk in the future; it could cause the quarter to dry up, or she could get very sick from a bacterial mastitis going through their systems... If you are going to keep them and calve them out, then at least 1 more calf on each is going to be pretty much ESSENTIAL to preserving the udder..... and I am thinking that they are jersey and swiss crossed with holstein or something like that...straight dairy breeds. I know how much you think of Zeke, but what if he gets kicked and hurt by a heifer that is just not being co-operative... the sweetest dispositioned heifer can turn into a witch when they first come fresh... and no offense, but an inexperienced person dealing with heifers that have been loose in the big pastures are not going to be sweet little mild and meek agreeable to being worked with, with an added calf. The swiss cross is going to be bigger and she is going to be more stubborn... it is in their nature/DNA... it just is... and jersey crosses can be high strung sometimes... I do not like jersey holstein crosses, they seem to get the worst from both breeds... and I have had dozens over the years... half were total witches, and I do not breed any of my hol crosses to anything but guernsey's as they seem to "slow" the attitudes down somewhat on the next generation, without being too big of a calf.... These heifers are going to be trying to figure out being new mothers... they more than likely NOT going to be receptive to someone that is not real experienced, to deal with their learning curve and an added calf. But dealing with a case of mastitis.. on top of a hard swollen tight udder on a fresh heifer, is not for for an inexperienced person that just loves his cows... I HOPE that they are just as good as the cows have been... but please be forewarned... I think that you are going to have a problem no matter which way you go... [/QUOTE]
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