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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1645633" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>Are you sure she isn't feeding it when you are not looking? Some of my cattle don't like the calf to nurse when I'm standing there. I assume they want to be ready to respond right away if I am feeding, rotating pastures or interacting with them in some way. Even some old experienced cows will push their calves off, if they come up to nurse with me standing nearby. I have only had one take as long as your cow to accept a grafted calf, but I don't remember ever grafting one on a heifer, so maybe that is different. She's never been a mother before and doesn't have the hormones that I think are present right at birth. </p><p></p><p>If you have a way to spy on them, try separating the calf for a few hours, then put it in with her and go somewhere she can't see you, but where you can watch her. Use binoculars if you need to. I have had quite a few foster mothers that would not let the calf nurse while I was standing there, but if I watched from a distance I could see them nursing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1645633, member: 9933"] Are you sure she isn't feeding it when you are not looking? Some of my cattle don't like the calf to nurse when I'm standing there. I assume they want to be ready to respond right away if I am feeding, rotating pastures or interacting with them in some way. Even some old experienced cows will push their calves off, if they come up to nurse with me standing nearby. I have only had one take as long as your cow to accept a grafted calf, but I don't remember ever grafting one on a heifer, so maybe that is different. She's never been a mother before and doesn't have the hormones that I think are present right at birth. If you have a way to spy on them, try separating the calf for a few hours, then put it in with her and go somewhere she can't see you, but where you can watch her. Use binoculars if you need to. I have had quite a few foster mothers that would not let the calf nurse while I was standing there, but if I watched from a distance I could see them nursing. [/QUOTE]
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