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<blockquote data-quote="elkwc" data-source="post: 1503615" data-attributes="member: 22295"><p>We've had a few instances like that this year. One was where two heifers claimed the same calf and the other calf was maybe stealing a little. This year we are mainly calving in a small pasture and I wasn't down there when they calved. Got a call and said one calf was puny looking and gant. I had them feed it some in a bottle. Then when I got there I tried to determine the real mother and took the other heifer and the calf to the house. After a few days she took the calve and acted like it was hers but at times would kick like you said especially if it hunched. I felt her bag was sore. Not sure But after about a week so quit and is milking a little better and the calf is doing fine. Have turned them out on Triticale. Had a similar instance back in the fall. Again when the calf would hunch she would kick. But after a week she was fine. She came to her milk and he is doing fine. </p><p> I like to see my heifers milk good. I have one now ready to have her 3rd calf and she stunted her first calf and I almost sold her. But she is registered and I paid more for her. Her milk EPD was 19 so I know that isn't enough. She milked a lot better last year. Will see about this year. Her first heifer that got stunted calved last week and she has a perfect udder and really milking. Hope milk production picks up on your heifer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elkwc, post: 1503615, member: 22295"] We've had a few instances like that this year. One was where two heifers claimed the same calf and the other calf was maybe stealing a little. This year we are mainly calving in a small pasture and I wasn't down there when they calved. Got a call and said one calf was puny looking and gant. I had them feed it some in a bottle. Then when I got there I tried to determine the real mother and took the other heifer and the calf to the house. After a few days she took the calve and acted like it was hers but at times would kick like you said especially if it hunched. I felt her bag was sore. Not sure But after about a week so quit and is milking a little better and the calf is doing fine. Have turned them out on Triticale. Had a similar instance back in the fall. Again when the calf would hunch she would kick. But after a week she was fine. She came to her milk and he is doing fine. I like to see my heifers milk good. I have one now ready to have her 3rd calf and she stunted her first calf and I almost sold her. But she is registered and I paid more for her. Her milk EPD was 19 so I know that isn't enough. She milked a lot better last year. Will see about this year. Her first heifer that got stunted calved last week and she has a perfect udder and really milking. Hope milk production picks up on your heifer. [/QUOTE]
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