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calf's sucking on all the momma's
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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 862599" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>Letting extra calves feed should *not* result in any damage to udder and teats, having said which, I do know of a 17-year old cow who was left with a mob of 30 calves and they looked to have nearly chewed her teats off before she died.</p><p>Dairy cows do it as well. If I let any calf into my herd, at any time of year, I can guarantee someone will willingly feed it. And cross-suckling in the calves under a week old - I've posted photos of it already this season. </p><p>I put two cull cows out with a group of 16 bottle-fed calves, saw them feeding off the first one but she was shuffling away and not liking it, then the second one took any calf. I don't actually know if they're still feeding off the first one or if she's just drying up, suspect the latter. Put another three culls out with them two days ago and in the morning one had a full bag, one had an empty one and one was lying down and I didn't go see. Four of the calves didn't bother coming to me for milk this morning.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 862599, member: 9267"] Letting extra calves feed should *not* result in any damage to udder and teats, having said which, I do know of a 17-year old cow who was left with a mob of 30 calves and they looked to have nearly chewed her teats off before she died. Dairy cows do it as well. If I let any calf into my herd, at any time of year, I can guarantee someone will willingly feed it. And cross-suckling in the calves under a week old - I've posted photos of it already this season. I put two cull cows out with a group of 16 bottle-fed calves, saw them feeding off the first one but she was shuffling away and not liking it, then the second one took any calf. I don't actually know if they're still feeding off the first one or if she's just drying up, suspect the latter. Put another three culls out with them two days ago and in the morning one had a full bag, one had an empty one and one was lying down and I didn't go see. Four of the calves didn't bother coming to me for milk this morning. [/QUOTE]
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