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<blockquote data-quote="hillsdown" data-source="post: 758977" data-attributes="member: 5106"><p>I have always found that the most submissive cow gets to be babysitter of a large group or cows that calve relatively at the same time take turns who gets to babysit the young ones. </p><p></p><p>I believe the instinct comes from both parents, but if their dam was a loving, nurturing mother, than the calf most likely will pick up on that and do the same with their calves .</p><p></p><p>Stormy and Magic's dam tried to kill them both when they were born, so I raised them and now they both are two of the best mothers in the herd. They always know where their calves are and will babysit other calves as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hillsdown, post: 758977, member: 5106"] I have always found that the most submissive cow gets to be babysitter of a large group or cows that calve relatively at the same time take turns who gets to babysit the young ones. I believe the instinct comes from both parents, but if their dam was a loving, nurturing mother, than the calf most likely will pick up on that and do the same with their calves . Stormy and Magic's dam tried to kill them both when they were born, so I raised them and now they both are two of the best mothers in the herd. They always know where their calves are and will babysit other calves as well. [/QUOTE]
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