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How long do moma cows remember their babies?
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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 611300" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>My nurse cow was sort of a loaner. No a terrible loaner, but a loaner. At two she calved with a heifer who is now a 4 year old huge frame cow. She and that cow are bonded and she is no longer a loaner. She raised several heifers that are not her own. She will not bond to the cows that were grafted. </p><p></p><p>I bring this cow to the house when she calves and graft others onto her. I cycle another group onto her and then send her back to the pasture. She will bond with her natural offspring (2 of them now) each time. </p><p></p><p>I have been splitting pairs out into another pasture. This nurse cow will stand adjacent to the fence and bawl to her daughter who has a bull calf across the road. Since she is bred, I went ahead and moved her across the road with the pairs. Otherwise, she is again a loaner even tho there are several in the pasture with her that were grafted onto her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 611300, member: 3162"] My nurse cow was sort of a loaner. No a terrible loaner, but a loaner. At two she calved with a heifer who is now a 4 year old huge frame cow. She and that cow are bonded and she is no longer a loaner. She raised several heifers that are not her own. She will not bond to the cows that were grafted. I bring this cow to the house when she calves and graft others onto her. I cycle another group onto her and then send her back to the pasture. She will bond with her natural offspring (2 of them now) each time. I have been splitting pairs out into another pasture. This nurse cow will stand adjacent to the fence and bawl to her daughter who has a bull calf across the road. Since she is bred, I went ahead and moved her across the road with the pairs. Otherwise, she is again a loaner even tho there are several in the pasture with her that were grafted onto her. [/QUOTE]
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