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Breeding / Calving Issues
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<blockquote data-quote="KMacGinley" data-source="post: 206244" data-attributes="member: 3175"><p>Is the cow going after the calf with her head all the time or only when the calf tries to nurse? If it is a constant attack, don't leave them together. Pen the calf up in a pen right beside her. If she is just stupid mean, you may have a bottle calf. Get rid of the cow. Don't worry about the kicking. Hungry calves are persistent and it will learn to duck. If you can put the cow in a chute, put her in and let the calf nurse. The molasses treatment works for me too. If the cow is not going out of her way to attack the calf, leave them together and supervise nursing time by restraining the cow. Usually within a week they will bond. If by day 7 she has been penned with the calf and still won't take it , move the calf to a pen beside the cow and see if she kinda moons over it since it is not with her anymore, if she does put it back. Sometimes abscence makes the heart grow fonder. Good luck. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Ps. If you don't have a good chute for stuff like this, buy one. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KMacGinley, post: 206244, member: 3175"] Is the cow going after the calf with her head all the time or only when the calf tries to nurse? If it is a constant attack, don't leave them together. Pen the calf up in a pen right beside her. If she is just stupid mean, you may have a bottle calf. Get rid of the cow. Don't worry about the kicking. Hungry calves are persistent and it will learn to duck. If you can put the cow in a chute, put her in and let the calf nurse. The molasses treatment works for me too. If the cow is not going out of her way to attack the calf, leave them together and supervise nursing time by restraining the cow. Usually within a week they will bond. If by day 7 she has been penned with the calf and still won't take it , move the calf to a pen beside the cow and see if she kinda moons over it since it is not with her anymore, if she does put it back. Sometimes abscence makes the heart grow fonder. Good luck. :D Ps. If you don't have a good chute for stuff like this, buy one. :) [/QUOTE]
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