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<blockquote data-quote="regolith" data-source="post: 851398" data-attributes="member: 9267"><p>I think she'd take calves easily - I've seen random calves in the paddock just noticing those teats dribbling on by and grabbing a suck. It would be logical to put a couple of heifers on and let the lopsided 2nd calver rear her own heifer, then try her in the shed again when the calves are weaned and she's past her peak.</p><p>But yeah, its hassle - another 'herd' to manage and there isn't a lot of grass around. And I'm not sure how much milk she's giving. Her own calf is doing well, but she stops milking before my muscles start to seriously knot up from holding the cups on.</p><p>I've just been sitting on my hands all week, telling myself I'm not allowed to call the works buyer before Monday. The pair of them are causing me more stress than they're worth.</p><p></p><p>First assisted calving today, and it was a vet-assist. Found a 'down' heifer in the morning with the calf's right leg bent back at the knee and jammed in the pelvis... and if course, it was the same morning the tanker calls in at 7:30, the bobby truck turns up any time after eight and aside from stealing calves off cows, I needed to check those cows' SCC and draft them into the milking herd.</p><p>The vet, apparently, is the sort who thinks "a bit of cutting makes everything a lot easier". Off came the calf's head. Lifted the heifer with the hip lifters this evening and after ten minutes or so, wound them off her and she walked off and started grazing.</p><p></p><p>I was stupid enough to draft Corielle into the milkers today. Looked at my list as I was letting them go - why are you not on it? Well, duh, because that calf is barely 48 hours old. So now I have a cow to milk to the test bucket for the next two days. I just thought, you know, at least four or five days had gone by in that time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="regolith, post: 851398, member: 9267"] I think she'd take calves easily - I've seen random calves in the paddock just noticing those teats dribbling on by and grabbing a suck. It would be logical to put a couple of heifers on and let the lopsided 2nd calver rear her own heifer, then try her in the shed again when the calves are weaned and she's past her peak. But yeah, its hassle - another 'herd' to manage and there isn't a lot of grass around. And I'm not sure how much milk she's giving. Her own calf is doing well, but she stops milking before my muscles start to seriously knot up from holding the cups on. I've just been sitting on my hands all week, telling myself I'm not allowed to call the works buyer before Monday. The pair of them are causing me more stress than they're worth. First assisted calving today, and it was a vet-assist. Found a 'down' heifer in the morning with the calf's right leg bent back at the knee and jammed in the pelvis... and if course, it was the same morning the tanker calls in at 7:30, the bobby truck turns up any time after eight and aside from stealing calves off cows, I needed to check those cows' SCC and draft them into the milking herd. The vet, apparently, is the sort who thinks "a bit of cutting makes everything a lot easier". Off came the calf's head. Lifted the heifer with the hip lifters this evening and after ten minutes or so, wound them off her and she walked off and started grazing. I was stupid enough to draft Corielle into the milkers today. Looked at my list as I was letting them go - why are you not on it? Well, duh, because that calf is barely 48 hours old. So now I have a cow to milk to the test bucket for the next two days. I just thought, you know, at least four or five days had gone by in that time. [/QUOTE]
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