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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 454973" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>If you have the orphan calves already, get some afterbirth and rub them down with it when the new calf comes. </p><p></p><p>Otherwise, milk the cow out of all excess milk and put the milk in a bucket. Get a sponge, put it in the milk bucket, rub that milk all over the orphans. Let it dry well such that the cow doesn't mistake an orphan for her natural calf. </p><p></p><p>Personally I think its best to make a nurse cow right from the beginning. The nurse cow I have was forced to take on additional calves right from the get go. She accepts it. </p><p></p><p>I have an angus cow who calves in the fall, right about the time you are weaning spring calves. She does not have much of an udder at all and will let anything nurse her. If she loses a calf (which has been about 50% of the time) I can put another on her. No problem, except I have to isolate her in her own pasture to keep her from hursing several. I wish she had an udder. I wish she didn't have so many still borns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 454973, member: 3162"] If you have the orphan calves already, get some afterbirth and rub them down with it when the new calf comes. Otherwise, milk the cow out of all excess milk and put the milk in a bucket. Get a sponge, put it in the milk bucket, rub that milk all over the orphans. Let it dry well such that the cow doesn't mistake an orphan for her natural calf. Personally I think its best to make a nurse cow right from the beginning. The nurse cow I have was forced to take on additional calves right from the get go. She accepts it. I have an angus cow who calves in the fall, right about the time you are weaning spring calves. She does not have much of an udder at all and will let anything nurse her. If she loses a calf (which has been about 50% of the time) I can put another on her. No problem, except I have to isolate her in her own pasture to keep her from hursing several. I wish she had an udder. I wish she didn't have so many still borns. [/QUOTE]
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