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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1810657" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>[USER=40587]@Warren Allison[/USER] ... What I would probably do, is put 1 or 2 more calves on each one... do them at the same time... so each one thinks they are HER babies... and they will all be about the same age so an older one is not pushing off a younger one... Let him raise 2-3 on each... And... Once they get well established... and you get them bred back... it might be to their benefit to go to the Kudzu field for a few months in the summer... Zeke can go down there to feed some to keep them coming in the pens and check on the calves... they will eat and do good on the grazing.... save the field at Miss Matties for fall or so....... I am talking out loud since I have not seen the set up or anything... </p><p>Be prepared for the swiss cross to be a little more stubborn and "set in her ways" ..... it is in their DNA.... </p><p>And when starting calves on a cow... take and pen them all together.. including her own... and then let them in with her all at the same time... If her own calf stays with her and the "foster calves" are separate, the cow is much less likely to take them as easily.... Tell Zeke that the cow needs a rest from the calves in the beginning... so he doesn't get upset with them being separate... and that after they nurse and all, the cow needs to take a rest again til the next feeding... That it is best for her when she has more than 1 baby to feed... and she will get tired of them bothering her alot for the first week or 2... </p><p>Then you can let the calves stay with her during the day and watch them and her to make sure she is not beating up on any one of them... and after a week or 2, and knowing they are nursing and she is "accepting them" , then she is ready to have them full time... </p><p>Some cows will "claim one and all" in 24-48 hours... some do not. </p><p></p><p>I told [USER=39373]@MurraysMutts[/USER] that I thought he got a real deal when he brought Bessie home... Little did he know that she is the tip-top of top quality in nurse cows... And he does have some real good luck with her, and Eleanor both being pretty easy to put calves on...</p><p> I had one that was a terrific nurse cow... but she would ONLY take whatever you gave her initially... and that was it... Never would accept switching out calves... Okay... raise me 4 a lactation... we will do it your way..</p><p> Had an older guernsey that would take anything you gave her and would let any and everyone nurse her in the field.... anytime... you would see her going along and someone would be following... next thing there was a different calf... she came off a dairy so made alot of milk... I actually had 6 on her since she made so much in the beginning... they worked out their own "rotational nursing schedule".... once they got started good on her....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1810657, member: 25884"] [USER=40587]@Warren Allison[/USER] ... What I would probably do, is put 1 or 2 more calves on each one... do them at the same time... so each one thinks they are HER babies... and they will all be about the same age so an older one is not pushing off a younger one... Let him raise 2-3 on each... And... Once they get well established... and you get them bred back... it might be to their benefit to go to the Kudzu field for a few months in the summer... Zeke can go down there to feed some to keep them coming in the pens and check on the calves... they will eat and do good on the grazing.... save the field at Miss Matties for fall or so....... I am talking out loud since I have not seen the set up or anything... Be prepared for the swiss cross to be a little more stubborn and "set in her ways" ..... it is in their DNA.... And when starting calves on a cow... take and pen them all together.. including her own... and then let them in with her all at the same time... If her own calf stays with her and the "foster calves" are separate, the cow is much less likely to take them as easily.... Tell Zeke that the cow needs a rest from the calves in the beginning... so he doesn't get upset with them being separate... and that after they nurse and all, the cow needs to take a rest again til the next feeding... That it is best for her when she has more than 1 baby to feed... and she will get tired of them bothering her alot for the first week or 2... Then you can let the calves stay with her during the day and watch them and her to make sure she is not beating up on any one of them... and after a week or 2, and knowing they are nursing and she is "accepting them" , then she is ready to have them full time... Some cows will "claim one and all" in 24-48 hours... some do not. I told [USER=39373]@MurraysMutts[/USER] that I thought he got a real deal when he brought Bessie home... Little did he know that she is the tip-top of top quality in nurse cows... And he does have some real good luck with her, and Eleanor both being pretty easy to put calves on... I had one that was a terrific nurse cow... but she would ONLY take whatever you gave her initially... and that was it... Never would accept switching out calves... Okay... raise me 4 a lactation... we will do it your way.. Had an older guernsey that would take anything you gave her and would let any and everyone nurse her in the field.... anytime... you would see her going along and someone would be following... next thing there was a different calf... she came off a dairy so made alot of milk... I actually had 6 on her since she made so much in the beginning... they worked out their own "rotational nursing schedule".... once they got started good on her.... [/QUOTE]
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