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<blockquote data-quote="mjnetex" data-source="post: 1076407" data-attributes="member: 13948"><p>Is there anybody out there that weans "gradually", or am I just really weird? I "fence-line" wean but for about three days I let the cows in twice a day (after the calves nurse and they lick on them a bit the cows leave the corral readily for a few cubes, they know the routine), then let the calves nurse once a day for four or five days...</p><p>some calves bawl not at all, the worst only bawl some the first night or when switching from twice to once. Since my house is quite close to the corral, and I can't stand to hear them bawl, I really like doing it this way. Years ago I had dairy-cross cows that would sometimes get mastitis if the calf was weaned too abruptly--that's how I got this idea. I know it won't work if you are weaning more than a few at a time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mjnetex, post: 1076407, member: 13948"] Is there anybody out there that weans "gradually", or am I just really weird? I "fence-line" wean but for about three days I let the cows in twice a day (after the calves nurse and they lick on them a bit the cows leave the corral readily for a few cubes, they know the routine), then let the calves nurse once a day for four or five days... some calves bawl not at all, the worst only bawl some the first night or when switching from twice to once. Since my house is quite close to the corral, and I can't stand to hear them bawl, I really like doing it this way. Years ago I had dairy-cross cows that would sometimes get mastitis if the calf was weaned too abruptly--that's how I got this idea. I know it won't work if you are weaning more than a few at a time. [/QUOTE]
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