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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1839809" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>After a couple of days, a week or two, and the calf is well bonded to her, there is no reason to keep her separate. The older calves may not even try to nurse her, or they might all just nurse whomever, whenever. The cow will favor her own calf and the calf will stay with it's own momma more than with the others since it is younger, but I see no reason to worry about it. Once it is a week or more old, it should be able to get after her own momma to get what she needs. Best thing to do is just keep an eye on the calf... If it looks fat and sassy, it is getting enough. I would give it a little time to get to where it is getting around good. If the other calves are getting enough they might not even try to nurse her. </p><p>How are the other calves looking? How are the udders on the other 2 cows looking? If they look milked out and flabby all the time, the calves might not be getting all they want... but if the calves are pretty content and the cows look good, the other calves should be getting enough as it is. Just watch that the G/H doesn't get mastitis or a swollen up udder. If they are not getting grain, as a 1/2 dairy, she might not have near as much milk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1839809, member: 25884"] After a couple of days, a week or two, and the calf is well bonded to her, there is no reason to keep her separate. The older calves may not even try to nurse her, or they might all just nurse whomever, whenever. The cow will favor her own calf and the calf will stay with it's own momma more than with the others since it is younger, but I see no reason to worry about it. Once it is a week or more old, it should be able to get after her own momma to get what she needs. Best thing to do is just keep an eye on the calf... If it looks fat and sassy, it is getting enough. I would give it a little time to get to where it is getting around good. If the other calves are getting enough they might not even try to nurse her. How are the other calves looking? How are the udders on the other 2 cows looking? If they look milked out and flabby all the time, the calves might not be getting all they want... but if the calves are pretty content and the cows look good, the other calves should be getting enough as it is. Just watch that the G/H doesn't get mastitis or a swollen up udder. If they are not getting grain, as a 1/2 dairy, she might not have near as much milk. [/QUOTE]
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