Cow with Big Udder

[inyati13]

This cow calved Sunday morning. I don't think she has enough milk for the calf. :lol:

 

[tistis]

I don't think she has a enough calf for the udder

 

[TexasBred]

May not have any milk...but does have a big udder !!

 

[skyhightree1]

inyati do you put every cow and calf that are born into that stall under cover?

 

[inyati13]

inyati do you put every cow and calf that are born into that stall under cover?

If I can, I put the cow due next to have a calf in this area. This is the crowding pen which leads into the sweep. From here I can get her into the alley way or squeeze chute. It is handy because it provides a wind break and is partly roofed in the area where this cow was photographed.

But I don't always get it right. Here is a heifer that beat me. I was planning on putting her in the crowding pen today but look what happened:

 

[Fire Sweep Ranch]

Gorgeous calf Ron!!! Congrats on your first AI calf!!!

 

[Nesikep]

You might want to see how long it takes for the calf to learn how to count to 4!... I've got one that'll probably take 6 weeks or more before he figures out all the teats... And then I have 1 cow that has 6 working teats (OK, the hind ones don't have a LOT of milk)

 

[branguscowgirl]

Inyati you better make sure that she does not have another calf in there! It looks like she has prepared milk for two! :D Nice cow and calf!

 

[cowgirl8]

Always happy when one calves ok on their own. We only bring in heifers to calve in the corral when we see them ready, but we only have 50. We keep about 5 at a time penned up.. Could never do that to every cow, specially since most of the cows are miles away from the corrals..We keep our heifers close due to the Black Vultures. They love heifer fields, yes they know the difference. But, i love going out in the morning and seeing a heifer in the field with a new calf. We dont catch them all, sometimes they show good, sometimes they dont..

 

[inyati13]

May not have any milk...but does have a big udder !!

She "Got Milk". :D I went through this with her last year. At that time my neighbor gave me the teat cannula to drain her out each day. There would be a "lake" of milk around the chute when I was done. I mentioned her last year and the advice I got here was not to drain the udder as it would just encourage more milk production.

It is interesting: I called the vet about her Monday. The girl who I always talk to because the vet is never in, informed me Darin has been so busy this spring that he has been working til 11 pm at night. Seems Lucky_P is correct. A lot of problems with cattle much of it according to her a combination of bad weather and poor nutrition. Anyway, she advised me to drain the udder or put another calf on her to take the extra milk. I said I understood that draining her only encouraged more milk production. She said letting her go could damage her udder. Beware, she is just the office girl! But it is very common in this business to get many different opinions on the same issue.

 

[skyhightree1]

inyati do you put every cow and calf that are born into that stall under cover?

If I can, I put the cow due next to have a calf in this area. This is the crowding pen which leads into the sweep. From here I can get her into the alley way or squeeze chute. It is handy because it provides a wind break and is partly roofed in the area where this cow was photographed.

But I don't always get it right. Here is a heifer that beat me. I was planning on putting her in the crowding pen today but look what happened:
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I gotcha I am making a facility this year to put cows that may calf in winter in there.

 

[TexasBred]

May not have any milk...but does have a big udder !!

She "Got Milk". :D I went through this with her last year. At that time my neighbor gave me the teat cannula to drain her out each day. There would be a "lake" of milk around the chute when I was done. I mentioned her last year and the advice I got here was not to drain the udder as it would just encourage more milk production.

It is interesting: I called the vet about her Monday. The girl who I always talk to because the vet is never in, informed me Darin has been so busy this spring that he has been working til 11 pm at night. Seems Lucky_P is correct. A lot of problems with cattle much of it according to her a combination of bad weather and poor nutrition. Anyway, she advised me to drain the udder or put another calf on her to take the extra milk. I said I understood that draining her only encouraged more milk production. She said letting her go could damage her udder. Beware, she is just the office girl! But it is very common in this business to get many different opinions on the same issue.

She has a history of being a good milker. I simply meant "big udders don't necessarily translate to heavy milk production".