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Is this normal behavior? Calf/mama question
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<blockquote data-quote="Stocker Steve" data-source="post: 1023665" data-attributes="member: 1715"><p>Cows mother up differently, and there are some breed tendencies, but not a normal. We have had:</p><p>- not so interested in motherhood (some continental crosses tend to be this type, and I now cull for it)</p><p>- loves the calf but hides it for a week or so (very different from not interested)</p><p>- stays close to the calf all the time but is calm (our herf and sh influenced cows tend to be this type)</p><p>- protective to the point of being aggressive (neighbor bought co mingled black cows out of the sales barn and 40% are this type <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> )</p><p></p><p>We have a simi cross heifer that does not pay much attention to her calf this spring, and the calf seemed very weak. I was tempted to feed the calf but let nature take it's course. After about a week the calf mothered up with a fresh wf cow who licks and feeds them both. :nod: Calf seems to be smarter than the simi cross heifer, who is going on a trailer ride.</p><p>We also had a nervous hider this spring, who hurdled two fences on the run to get back to her hidden calf, after a dog followed us up to the pasture gate. I have not seen moves like that since we were buying nut job stockers. </p><p>Our calving % has really gone up since we started Hard Cull'in for mothering ability, and moved the calving start date to Mothers Day :cowboy: Folks that calved during all the wet snow in March and April had heavy losses this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stocker Steve, post: 1023665, member: 1715"] Cows mother up differently, and there are some breed tendencies, but not a normal. We have had: - not so interested in motherhood (some continental crosses tend to be this type, and I now cull for it) - loves the calf but hides it for a week or so (very different from not interested) - stays close to the calf all the time but is calm (our herf and sh influenced cows tend to be this type) - protective to the point of being aggressive (neighbor bought co mingled black cows out of the sales barn and 40% are this type :( ) We have a simi cross heifer that does not pay much attention to her calf this spring, and the calf seemed very weak. I was tempted to feed the calf but let nature take it's course. After about a week the calf mothered up with a fresh wf cow who licks and feeds them both. :nod: Calf seems to be smarter than the simi cross heifer, who is going on a trailer ride. We also had a nervous hider this spring, who hurdled two fences on the run to get back to her hidden calf, after a dog followed us up to the pasture gate. I have not seen moves like that since we were buying nut job stockers. Our calving % has really gone up since we started Hard Cull'in for mothering ability, and moved the calving start date to Mothers Day :cowboy: Folks that calved during all the wet snow in March and April had heavy losses this year. [/QUOTE]
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