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How long to give a cow that won't take her calf?
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<blockquote data-quote="stocky" data-source="post: 963070" data-attributes="member: 1150"><p>I have only had 1 calf that the cow never did take and I have grafted on many, many, calves as well as had an occasional one that wouldn't take hers. After 2 months, I gave up, turned the calf out to the creep feeder, turned the cow out to rebreed, never had another problem with her.</p><p> A trick that works well for me is to put the cow and calf in the front compartment of the trailer late in the day. Put a dog in the other compartment, or back compartment if it has 3 compartments. Leave them that way overnight and usually by the next morning, the cow is very protective of the calf. When I put the cow and calf in the compartment, I walk the dog around and around the trailer and even have the dog stick it's nose toward the calf. You might give this a try. Do not put hay or feed or water in the trailer with them. This will cause a mess and problems. If she doesn't take it by morning, put her in the stall for the calf to nurse, and feed and water the cow, then back in the trailer.</p><p> I, too, believe the cow had reason to think the other calf was hers---it was nursing her, or it got with her during birth or shortly after birth, or something. </p><p>Best of luck</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stocky, post: 963070, member: 1150"] I have only had 1 calf that the cow never did take and I have grafted on many, many, calves as well as had an occasional one that wouldn't take hers. After 2 months, I gave up, turned the calf out to the creep feeder, turned the cow out to rebreed, never had another problem with her. A trick that works well for me is to put the cow and calf in the front compartment of the trailer late in the day. Put a dog in the other compartment, or back compartment if it has 3 compartments. Leave them that way overnight and usually by the next morning, the cow is very protective of the calf. When I put the cow and calf in the compartment, I walk the dog around and around the trailer and even have the dog stick it's nose toward the calf. You might give this a try. Do not put hay or feed or water in the trailer with them. This will cause a mess and problems. If she doesn't take it by morning, put her in the stall for the calf to nurse, and feed and water the cow, then back in the trailer. I, too, believe the cow had reason to think the other calf was hers---it was nursing her, or it got with her during birth or shortly after birth, or something. Best of luck [/QUOTE]
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