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Heifer does not produce enough milk. (Help)
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<blockquote data-quote="Victoria" data-source="post: 825402" data-attributes="member: 1258"><p>I wouldn't ship the cow or calf. I would get some good quality milk replacer and feed the calf a half feeding in the morning, see if that is enough and adjust accordingly. You want to keep the calf healthy but also hungry enough to suck on the heifer. The best way to increase milk production is from the calf sucking. Is the heifer really thin? If she is she won't be able to produce milk - more groceries and she will produce more milk. If the calf was not really strong at birth to work on the bag then he may not have brought in the milk as he should have. So if you feed him enough to keep strength up and yet remain hungry he will work the bag harder and she may get more milk. Even if she doesn't you may only have to feed him once a day while she takes care of him and does the rest of the feeding for a few months until the calf can eat more grass/hay on its own. I would think the price the calf will bring in the fall will make up for the milk replacer bought. If the heifer does not improve on milking then you can send her to the auction market in the fall. Or, if she can not cover at least half of the feedings then she should leave now. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Victoria, post: 825402, member: 1258"] I wouldn't ship the cow or calf. I would get some good quality milk replacer and feed the calf a half feeding in the morning, see if that is enough and adjust accordingly. You want to keep the calf healthy but also hungry enough to suck on the heifer. The best way to increase milk production is from the calf sucking. Is the heifer really thin? If she is she won't be able to produce milk - more groceries and she will produce more milk. If the calf was not really strong at birth to work on the bag then he may not have brought in the milk as he should have. So if you feed him enough to keep strength up and yet remain hungry he will work the bag harder and she may get more milk. Even if she doesn't you may only have to feed him once a day while she takes care of him and does the rest of the feeding for a few months until the calf can eat more grass/hay on its own. I would think the price the calf will bring in the fall will make up for the milk replacer bought. If the heifer does not improve on milking then you can send her to the auction market in the fall. Or, if she can not cover at least half of the feedings then she should leave now. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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