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Bull calf 2 weeks early No suck reflex.
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<blockquote data-quote="Chuckie" data-source="post: 1847140" data-attributes="member: 637"><p>[USER=16453]@wbvs58[/USER] , I knew they used the weight of the calf for milk. </p><p>Thanks for explaining that [USER=25884]@farmerjan[/USER]. On the Jersey forum they are always showing milk from a milk cow that they share with the calf. Then when they are sharing, there is no cream in the jar. Then they show the jar of milk from the cow that the calf has been pulled and there is a lot of cream in the jar.</p><p>So many people that own dairy cattle harp on that all the time. But what you say makes sense. I just can't figure out where her cream was if I am the only one pulling it. Maybe they don't have cream in the beginning....</p><p></p><p>I totally milked her out twice and there is no cream. The first time I milked her out I got over a gallon of milk. I had carried two 1/2 gallon jars out there and they were totally filled. Then the rest in the bucket, I poured out as I was doing all I could do at the time this crap was going on.... She had been gorged with milk for so long before she had him, and then after she had him, that she was extremely full. I milked her out as I knew the calf would not be sucking anytime soon. But no cream as I put it in the refrigerator. Just plain milk.</p><p>I fed him the first milking and realized if she was still selenium deficient, then so was her milk. But she is eating the mineral now as I caught her in it twice now. </p><p></p><p>But after four days of tubing him he is now sucking all four quarters. He started nursing Monday morning and is going after all four quarters hard an heavy. Her udder does not look anything like it did the other day as I will have to take a picture of it again. It was so tight that I was worried about her.</p><p></p><p>I am still going to have to go with trying to see if she passes that same udder down to her calves. If she does not, then she gets to hang around. She is a good cow body wise. Once that udder is milked out the first time then it goes back down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chuckie, post: 1847140, member: 637"] [USER=16453]@wbvs58[/USER] , I knew they used the weight of the calf for milk. Thanks for explaining that [USER=25884]@farmerjan[/USER]. On the Jersey forum they are always showing milk from a milk cow that they share with the calf. Then when they are sharing, there is no cream in the jar. Then they show the jar of milk from the cow that the calf has been pulled and there is a lot of cream in the jar. So many people that own dairy cattle harp on that all the time. But what you say makes sense. I just can't figure out where her cream was if I am the only one pulling it. Maybe they don't have cream in the beginning.... I totally milked her out twice and there is no cream. The first time I milked her out I got over a gallon of milk. I had carried two 1/2 gallon jars out there and they were totally filled. Then the rest in the bucket, I poured out as I was doing all I could do at the time this crap was going on.... She had been gorged with milk for so long before she had him, and then after she had him, that she was extremely full. I milked her out as I knew the calf would not be sucking anytime soon. But no cream as I put it in the refrigerator. Just plain milk. I fed him the first milking and realized if she was still selenium deficient, then so was her milk. But she is eating the mineral now as I caught her in it twice now. But after four days of tubing him he is now sucking all four quarters. He started nursing Monday morning and is going after all four quarters hard an heavy. Her udder does not look anything like it did the other day as I will have to take a picture of it again. It was so tight that I was worried about her. I am still going to have to go with trying to see if she passes that same udder down to her calves. If she does not, then she gets to hang around. She is a good cow body wise. Once that udder is milked out the first time then it goes back down. [/QUOTE]
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