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HELP can I reverse the drying up process?
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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1621131" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>Thank you Jan</p><p>The Cow that was 7 days from calving and her grafted calf were let out into a larger pasture with other cows today. Her calf still comes up to check us out but looks in good shape and doesn't ask for the bottle. The other calf on the cow that was 17 days from calving is still in a small area, but the calf looks really good and the cow has fully accepted her. She still follows me around nudging and looking for milk, so I still give her a half bottle AM & PM. Her tummy doesn't look any different than the other calves of the same age on their dams. I'm not really sure she needs the extra. I believe she was unfed for several days after the cow abandoned her for her twin. I wonder if that makes her more paranoid about eating, so she takes everything she can get whenever she can. I think she really likes the fact that the bottle is so easy. She can take it down in seconds. She will usually go to Mom and butt her furiously after she empties the bottle. I can just imagine her thinking "Why is your milk so slow"? She doesn't cry at us or really act hungry until I go in the pen and pet her. Then she starts searching my coat for a nipple. When we first milked each of these two cows, the one that was further from calving actually milked much easier, so I kind of think she has enough milk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1621131, member: 9933"] Thank you Jan The Cow that was 7 days from calving and her grafted calf were let out into a larger pasture with other cows today. Her calf still comes up to check us out but looks in good shape and doesn't ask for the bottle. The other calf on the cow that was 17 days from calving is still in a small area, but the calf looks really good and the cow has fully accepted her. She still follows me around nudging and looking for milk, so I still give her a half bottle AM & PM. Her tummy doesn't look any different than the other calves of the same age on their dams. I'm not really sure she needs the extra. I believe she was unfed for several days after the cow abandoned her for her twin. I wonder if that makes her more paranoid about eating, so she takes everything she can get whenever she can. I think she really likes the fact that the bottle is so easy. She can take it down in seconds. She will usually go to Mom and butt her furiously after she empties the bottle. I can just imagine her thinking "Why is your milk so slow"? She doesn't cry at us or really act hungry until I go in the pen and pet her. Then she starts searching my coat for a nipple. When we first milked each of these two cows, the one that was further from calving actually milked much easier, so I kind of think she has enough milk. [/QUOTE]
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