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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11716"><p>The first thing to do is figure out why she won't claim the calf based on her behaviour. Does she kick at or try to push the calf away when it get's close? That can be an indication that her udder/teats may be sore or overly sensitive. Does she just ignore the calf? Symptoms of a block head. Does she attack the calf, could be she just doesn't understandd what's going on. Normalyy, after a calf has nursed from the cow for a couple of days she starts to recogize the odor and will claim it. If her teats/udder or sensitive (maybe overly full) strip most of the milk out after the calf has finished nursing. If she never starts to lick it or sniff the calfs rectum or urine, you have a block head. Those I've never seen come around to be a mother.</p><p></p><p>dun</p><p></p><p>> I have a two year old that had her</p><p>> first calf and won't let it nurse</p><p>> unless she is in head gate, how</p><p>> many days will it take before she</p><p>> gets the idea what she is suppose</p><p>> to do?</p><p></p><p>> When I found the calf at 10am</p><p>> yesterday it was bawing on the</p><p>> wrong side of fence and mother was</p><p>> back with group of cows not paying</p><p>> it any attention, calf looked dry</p><p>> and was very strong not sure how</p><p>> long it had been born so I fixed a</p><p>> rope collar on calf and kept</p><p>> pointing it toward mother finally</p><p>> I got them together and new mother</p><p>> just sniffed at calf and walked</p><p>> away. We have a holding pen not</p><p>> too far away so I got the calf in</p><p>> the pen and went and got some</p><p>> colostrum replacement and came</p><p>> back and fed calf two quarts. My</p><p>> husband then gave me some help</p><p>> getting the mother in to the</p><p>> holding pen and we feed her some</p><p>> grain and all the hay she could</p><p>> want and put some Oh-No-MO on the</p><p>> calf. But she didn't seem</p><p>> interested at all and the calf</p><p>> seeemed full and not hungry. By</p><p>> this time it was 5pm and we just</p><p>> left them penned up together. This</p><p>> morning I went and checked on them</p><p>> at about 9am and the calf was</p><p>> going in circles around her but</p><p>> she wasn't standing still for the</p><p>> calf to get its breakfast. So</p><p>> first I tried just putting some</p><p>> hay into them. But the mother</p><p>> still would not stand still so I</p><p>> ran her up into the handgate and</p><p>> put hay in front of her and pushed</p><p>> the calf into position and the</p><p>> calf drank its fill. I had not had</p><p>> this happen in a long time most of</p><p>> my females are really good</p><p>> mothers. I have this heifers'</p><p>> mother and half sisters in</p><p>> production and they always</p><p>> mothered their calves right off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11716"] The first thing to do is figure out why she won't claim the calf based on her behaviour. Does she kick at or try to push the calf away when it get's close? That can be an indication that her udder/teats may be sore or overly sensitive. Does she just ignore the calf? Symptoms of a block head. Does she attack the calf, could be she just doesn't understandd what's going on. Normalyy, after a calf has nursed from the cow for a couple of days she starts to recogize the odor and will claim it. If her teats/udder or sensitive (maybe overly full) strip most of the milk out after the calf has finished nursing. If she never starts to lick it or sniff the calfs rectum or urine, you have a block head. Those I've never seen come around to be a mother. dun > I have a two year old that had her > first calf and won't let it nurse > unless she is in head gate, how > many days will it take before she > gets the idea what she is suppose > to do? > When I found the calf at 10am > yesterday it was bawing on the > wrong side of fence and mother was > back with group of cows not paying > it any attention, calf looked dry > and was very strong not sure how > long it had been born so I fixed a > rope collar on calf and kept > pointing it toward mother finally > I got them together and new mother > just sniffed at calf and walked > away. We have a holding pen not > too far away so I got the calf in > the pen and went and got some > colostrum replacement and came > back and fed calf two quarts. My > husband then gave me some help > getting the mother in to the > holding pen and we feed her some > grain and all the hay she could > want and put some Oh-No-MO on the > calf. But she didn't seem > interested at all and the calf > seeemed full and not hungry. By > this time it was 5pm and we just > left them penned up together. This > morning I went and checked on them > at about 9am and the calf was > going in circles around her but > she wasn't standing still for the > calf to get its breakfast. So > first I tried just putting some > hay into them. But the mother > still would not stand still so I > ran her up into the handgate and > put hay in front of her and pushed > the calf into position and the > calf drank its fill. I had not had > this happen in a long time most of > my females are really good > mothers. I have this heifers' > mother and half sisters in > production and they always > mothered their calves right off. [/QUOTE]
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