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<blockquote data-quote="chippie" data-source="post: 326896" data-attributes="member: 5644"><p>Hello,</p><p>I'm new here.</p><p></p><p>We have family milk cows and a few beef cattle too. My husband and kids hand milk.</p><p></p><p>If you are planning on milking her, I would suggest that you start getting her used to you handling her udder now. Our youngest daughter has a Jersery heifer that is due to calve in March. My husband brings her in to eat and while she is eating, gently rubs her udder, handles her teats and gently pulls a bit on them. At first she would dance around, but now the feed is more important and she stands.</p><p></p><p>It would probably be best if you milk a little from her every day until she gets used to it. Separate her from her calf at night, and milk a bit in the morning, and then let her calf clean her out. </p><p></p><p>My DH milks in the morning. The calf never goes out with the cow. In the morning, she comes in, is fed, he milks enough for us, then turns the calf into the stall with her. When he is through feeding, the calf goes out into a back pen and the cow back into the pasture. When she comes up in the evening to eat, she comes into her stall and the calf is turned in with her while she eats, then they are separated during the night. Sunny, our main Jersey cow, is a crafty cow. If we let her calf go out with her at night, she won't come up in the morning, and vice versa for the evening. She loves her babies and knows that my husband will pen it.</p><p></p><p>Sorry I got to rambling. If you already know this, I hope that I didn't offend.</p><p></p><p>PS. I live in Texas and I am shocked at the prices of cattle where you are. We bought our daughter a registered Jersey heifer for $500.00. DD showed her once, and was reserve Champion. The silly heifer crawled the fence into a neighbors pasture and eliminated her show career for the major shows this year :roll: She will be calving in a few months.</p><p></p><p>What breed is your show heifer? Our son shows a Braunvieh heifer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chippie, post: 326896, member: 5644"] Hello, I'm new here. We have family milk cows and a few beef cattle too. My husband and kids hand milk. If you are planning on milking her, I would suggest that you start getting her used to you handling her udder now. Our youngest daughter has a Jersery heifer that is due to calve in March. My husband brings her in to eat and while she is eating, gently rubs her udder, handles her teats and gently pulls a bit on them. At first she would dance around, but now the feed is more important and she stands. It would probably be best if you milk a little from her every day until she gets used to it. Separate her from her calf at night, and milk a bit in the morning, and then let her calf clean her out. My DH milks in the morning. The calf never goes out with the cow. In the morning, she comes in, is fed, he milks enough for us, then turns the calf into the stall with her. When he is through feeding, the calf goes out into a back pen and the cow back into the pasture. When she comes up in the evening to eat, she comes into her stall and the calf is turned in with her while she eats, then they are separated during the night. Sunny, our main Jersey cow, is a crafty cow. If we let her calf go out with her at night, she won't come up in the morning, and vice versa for the evening. She loves her babies and knows that my husband will pen it. Sorry I got to rambling. If you already know this, I hope that I didn't offend. PS. I live in Texas and I am shocked at the prices of cattle where you are. We bought our daughter a registered Jersey heifer for $500.00. DD showed her once, and was reserve Champion. The silly heifer crawled the fence into a neighbors pasture and eliminated her show career for the major shows this year :roll: She will be calving in a few months. What breed is your show heifer? Our son shows a Braunvieh heifer. [/QUOTE]
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