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<blockquote data-quote="Rafter S" data-source="post: 1241839" data-attributes="member: 21194"><p>It's been close to 40 years since I milked a cow, and there's a lot I've forgotten, but I know we didn't bottle feed the calves. We'd keep the calf penned up and turn the cow out in the pasture to graze. When it got to be time to milk we'd turn the cow in and give her some feed, and let the calf nurse for a few minutes so the cow would let the milk down. Then I'd pull the calf off and milk the cow, leaving enough for the calf. When I was finished milking I'd turn the calf back with the cow to finish nursing. </p><p></p><p>No offense to Nesi, but milking the cow and then turning around and bottle feeding the calf is way too much work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rafter S, post: 1241839, member: 21194"] It's been close to 40 years since I milked a cow, and there's a lot I've forgotten, but I know we didn't bottle feed the calves. We'd keep the calf penned up and turn the cow out in the pasture to graze. When it got to be time to milk we'd turn the cow in and give her some feed, and let the calf nurse for a few minutes so the cow would let the milk down. Then I'd pull the calf off and milk the cow, leaving enough for the calf. When I was finished milking I'd turn the calf back with the cow to finish nursing. No offense to Nesi, but milking the cow and then turning around and bottle feeding the calf is way too much work. [/QUOTE]
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