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Heifer won't let new calf drink
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<blockquote data-quote="cattle_gal" data-source="post: 51276" data-attributes="member: 643"><p>Typical old style heifer. </p><p></p><p>If he is weak from the get go I swear there is something in a cows psychy that tells her that this calf is no good and to let the weak die.</p><p></p><p>This heifers bag may be just very uncomfortable(presure/full) for any thing to touch it. </p><p></p><p>If you have a stanch or put a rope around her neck and tie her up. I have found that her own milk also works on putting it on the calf's hide and rear end and the calfs fecus after he has had her milk - not the powdered. </p><p></p><p>As a positive reinforcement for when the calf sucks is to give her some grain or pellets while the calf is sucking. Just let her eat it off the ground as you are working the calf.</p><p></p><p>If she is a kicking bird try to sooth her and desensitize her back legs by rubbing the legs up and down with a whip or stick as if you were rubbing her with your hand, pre calf sucking so you can touch them and she stands still. and then there's the witches who don't want anything to do with their calves, but this heifer likes her calf. </p><p></p><p>But we want to encourage her, not punish her, for her calf sucking so no harsh hits or tone. You can call her a witch and any word in the book all you want, but it's the tone that they pick up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cattle_gal, post: 51276, member: 643"] Typical old style heifer. If he is weak from the get go I swear there is something in a cows psychy that tells her that this calf is no good and to let the weak die. This heifers bag may be just very uncomfortable(presure/full) for any thing to touch it. If you have a stanch or put a rope around her neck and tie her up. I have found that her own milk also works on putting it on the calf's hide and rear end and the calfs fecus after he has had her milk - not the powdered. As a positive reinforcement for when the calf sucks is to give her some grain or pellets while the calf is sucking. Just let her eat it off the ground as you are working the calf. If she is a kicking bird try to sooth her and desensitize her back legs by rubbing the legs up and down with a whip or stick as if you were rubbing her with your hand, pre calf sucking so you can touch them and she stands still. and then there's the witches who don't want anything to do with their calves, but this heifer likes her calf. But we want to encourage her, not punish her, for her calf sucking so no harsh hits or tone. You can call her a witch and any word in the book all you want, but it's the tone that they pick up. [/QUOTE]
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