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milking my Holstein after calfing
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<blockquote data-quote="Earl Thigpen" data-source="post: 523858" data-attributes="member: 3999"><p>For what its worth heres how we used to do it. </p><p></p><p>We milked only once a day, in the morning. The calf was penned overnight without it's momma. In the morning we would let the cow in with her calf. We fed the cow from a feed trough while milking. We let the calf get a couple pints of milk and then tied the calf off while we milked. I don't think the cow even knew there was something going on other than her calf sucking. When we got enough milk we would turn the calf loose to finish off.</p><p></p><p>Ever once in a while the cow would do something really cow like - like switching her tail in your face or a half hearted kick like when the calf butts the momma to produce more milk. Trying to get her to back her leg was a challenge sometimes. Every cow that we milked had their own personalities and you had to get to know them. The cats always loved milking time because thay always got a face full of fresh milk. And I always liked the cream the next day. Fresh cream, molasses and hot bisquits, you just can't get any better than that. Didn't like making butter, though.</p><p></p><p>Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Earl Thigpen, post: 523858, member: 3999"] For what its worth heres how we used to do it. We milked only once a day, in the morning. The calf was penned overnight without it's momma. In the morning we would let the cow in with her calf. We fed the cow from a feed trough while milking. We let the calf get a couple pints of milk and then tied the calf off while we milked. I don't think the cow even knew there was something going on other than her calf sucking. When we got enough milk we would turn the calf loose to finish off. Ever once in a while the cow would do something really cow like - like switching her tail in your face or a half hearted kick like when the calf butts the momma to produce more milk. Trying to get her to back her leg was a challenge sometimes. Every cow that we milked had their own personalities and you had to get to know them. The cats always loved milking time because thay always got a face full of fresh milk. And I always liked the cream the next day. Fresh cream, molasses and hot bisquits, you just can't get any better than that. Didn't like making butter, though. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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