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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1842680" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I think not being supplemented with grain or feed, they ought to be okay with just their own calf on them when they freshen. You will just have to watch their udders... but they will adjust their milk somewhat with what the calf drinks, and the hormones will slow down production if it is not being overly "used" or challenged. I often let my 1/2 dairy 1/2 angus heifers run with the beef herd and they are "beef cows" so to speak. Sometimes they will milk the fat off their back... and the calves will get round as a barrel at the expense of the cow's condition... I see no problem with the 1/2 breds just raising their own calf. Just watch the udder so she doesn't get mastitis... if it looks fairly evenly nursed with no swollen/"big" quarters, you will be good to go...</p><p>You might want to advertise that milking shorthorn/ayshire cross as a future family cow/nurse cow.... since she is all dairy with the shorthorn adding a little bit of more "beefiness" to her... isn't she at the place where they are going to raise some calves on the cow??? They might know of a prospective buyer...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1842680, member: 25884"] I think not being supplemented with grain or feed, they ought to be okay with just their own calf on them when they freshen. You will just have to watch their udders... but they will adjust their milk somewhat with what the calf drinks, and the hormones will slow down production if it is not being overly "used" or challenged. I often let my 1/2 dairy 1/2 angus heifers run with the beef herd and they are "beef cows" so to speak. Sometimes they will milk the fat off their back... and the calves will get round as a barrel at the expense of the cow's condition... I see no problem with the 1/2 breds just raising their own calf. Just watch the udder so she doesn't get mastitis... if it looks fairly evenly nursed with no swollen/"big" quarters, you will be good to go... You might want to advertise that milking shorthorn/ayshire cross as a future family cow/nurse cow.... since she is all dairy with the shorthorn adding a little bit of more "beefiness" to her... isn't she at the place where they are going to raise some calves on the cow??? They might know of a prospective buyer... [/QUOTE]
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