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<blockquote data-quote="Workinonit Farm" data-source="post: 67665" data-attributes="member: 839"><p><strong>cleav wrote </strong></p><p></p><p> I cannot answer the 1st question regarding how far along bred the Jersey heifer is. I think they are all different. When my Jersey was pregnant with her first calf, she gradually built a bag over the course of her final month. And from what I can recall(in her case) it was fairly even development in all 4 quarters.</p><p> For the 2nd question, yes I did raise her first and all her subsequent calves on her. She had/produces plenty of milk. The first calf, I put one additional calf on her. Since then I have put 2 extras on her, usually I'll put one extra....it all depends on her condition and how she holds up with all that exra drinking by the calves. And, with all that, she will still produce enough for me to grab a quart here and there for the house.</p><p> This is how it has been for me with the Jersey I have. I hope this helped.</p><p></p><p>Katherine</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Workinonit Farm, post: 67665, member: 839"] [b]cleav wrote [/b] I cannot answer the 1st question regarding how far along bred the Jersey heifer is. I think they are all different. When my Jersey was pregnant with her first calf, she gradually built a bag over the course of her final month. And from what I can recall(in her case) it was fairly even development in all 4 quarters. For the 2nd question, yes I did raise her first and all her subsequent calves on her. She had/produces plenty of milk. The first calf, I put one additional calf on her. Since then I have put 2 extras on her, usually I'll put one extra....it all depends on her condition and how she holds up with all that exra drinking by the calves. And, with all that, she will still produce enough for me to grab a quart here and there for the house. This is how it has been for me with the Jersey I have. I hope this helped. Katherine [/QUOTE]
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