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<blockquote data-quote="donnaIL" data-source="post: 891380" data-attributes="member: 37"><p>Yes I have a small pen made with an opening only the calves can fit into. It was using it before it went out in the pasture. Maybe it went in shock being out in the cold weather.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your advise. This morning when I went out to the barn the calf was sucking the nipple on the bucket, so it's getting use to that idea. I will try releasing probably over the weekend. I have another cow looking like she will calf today or tomorrow and messing around in the pasture with 6 momma cows with month old babies is not my idea of fun, plus I have another group of spring calvers who want to help protect them.</p><p></p><p>As far as culling the cow, I wanted her to go last year, but she was nursing and raising a calf..as she has every year and then was pregnant again. Her udder is usually a problem because it is so huge, but as her calf starts nursing it, it takes care of itself. Now this year she will be raising another calf too..I hope 2 (and I do hope she goes because all of our other cows are maintenance free!). The biggest problem was having TWO !</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donnaIL, post: 891380, member: 37"] Yes I have a small pen made with an opening only the calves can fit into. It was using it before it went out in the pasture. Maybe it went in shock being out in the cold weather. Thanks for your advise. This morning when I went out to the barn the calf was sucking the nipple on the bucket, so it's getting use to that idea. I will try releasing probably over the weekend. I have another cow looking like she will calf today or tomorrow and messing around in the pasture with 6 momma cows with month old babies is not my idea of fun, plus I have another group of spring calvers who want to help protect them. As far as culling the cow, I wanted her to go last year, but she was nursing and raising a calf..as she has every year and then was pregnant again. Her udder is usually a problem because it is so huge, but as her calf starts nursing it, it takes care of itself. Now this year she will be raising another calf too..I hope 2 (and I do hope she goes because all of our other cows are maintenance free!). The biggest problem was having TWO ! [/QUOTE]
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