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Breeding / Calving Issues
Luck? I think not...
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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Sweep Ranch" data-source="post: 991525" data-attributes="member: 18809"><p>Well, the heifer seems to love her calf, she moos gently at him and wants to know where he is at all the time, but she still refuses to let him nurse that we can tell (he was born Saturday morning). At least three times a day we go out there, get the calf up (if he is not already), and he runs to her udder. When he attempts to latch on, she kicks up at him and switches her tail. At that point, we approach and scratch her pins or tail head area, and she just sits there licking her lips. He latches on and starts sucking. After several minutes, in most cases, you can walk away and she will continue to allow him to nurse. But if I had to bet, I would say he only nurses when we assist. I hope in a few days when he gets strong that he becomes a bit more aggressive about pursuing her to allow him to nurse. That way I will not have to get my fingers dirty and stand around for 10 minutes scratching when I could be feeding or cleaning!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Sweep Ranch, post: 991525, member: 18809"] Well, the heifer seems to love her calf, she moos gently at him and wants to know where he is at all the time, but she still refuses to let him nurse that we can tell (he was born Saturday morning). At least three times a day we go out there, get the calf up (if he is not already), and he runs to her udder. When he attempts to latch on, she kicks up at him and switches her tail. At that point, we approach and scratch her pins or tail head area, and she just sits there licking her lips. He latches on and starts sucking. After several minutes, in most cases, you can walk away and she will continue to allow him to nurse. But if I had to bet, I would say he only nurses when we assist. I hope in a few days when he gets strong that he becomes a bit more aggressive about pursuing her to allow him to nurse. That way I will not have to get my fingers dirty and stand around for 10 minutes scratching when I could be feeding or cleaning! [/QUOTE]
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