My orphan bull calf "Buck"

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After his mother had died, I penned him up and started to feed him grain. I would let my set of twins in once in the morning and once in the evening to help get him started on feed. He picked it up well watching them. I finally turned him out, once I figured it was safe that he wouldn't run off to get some pasture. He is in a small pasture with just the cow and her twin bulls. I've been separating the calves from the cow twice a day feeding the calves at one location and the cow at another. I seen yesterday and today that Buck is nursing with the twins. He is nursing from behind with a twin on each side. The twins are thicker and deeper but there isn't much of a difference in height. Don't know if I want to separate him by putting him in his own paddock or leave him be and just continue to feed them well. Cow looks good and was in heat with the bull once and she hasn't cycled again as far as I know. Haven't decided on whether to keep her or sale her this fall. Hopefully, I can get some pics taken and post 1 of them. It looks like a coat of many colors when they are together nursing, a grey baldy in the rear, red on one side, black on the other side, and black & white in the middle :lol2: . A few neighbors think she has had triplet bulls.
 
I would just leave them be all together and like you say feed them well to help the cow out.
Sounds like the ideal situation given the circumstances. Sounds like a real litter.
Ken
 
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SHE LOOKS LIKE A HELLUVA NURSE COW.

What a dang good worker.

She's really in excellent shape with 3 calves on her.
personally, I think I'd keep her, supplement her a bit as needed.
She may come in handy with other situations.
Depending on your herd size, she could be needed annually?
Hope not, but good to have a go-to gal.

Sometimes bad fortune or twins make you have to make your own fortune.
Calves usually do better on the cow over the bottle I think.

Probably cause milk replacer doesn't have nearly the fats as milk off the BEEF cow will have to plump out a baby, even if they have to share.
 
She doesn't like it when Buck tries to nurse without the other two. Sometimes he thinks he should get to nurse by himself on one side or the other but she won't have any of that and runs him off. The triple usually will nurse together after their feeding in the morning and their feeding in the evening just like in the pic. The twins get the sides and Buck the rear, and she doesn't have a problem with that no kicking or anything. A lot of the time I keep them separated during the day where she has some free time from those dudes and I think she really enjoys that, but she is ready to feed them come evening. I've seen her bawling to Buck and licking him a bit therefore I think she has claimed him somewhat but he isn't taking Rob or Bat's position for feeding she won't allow it. I'm feeding her heavy as well as the calves therefore they are doing well and growing and she is good at maintaining her weight. Finally getting out of our dry, dry July is really helping as well beginning to need some more rain though so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. As far as keeping her that is still undecided. I have a few red purebred heifers I weaned and kept that are begging to be replacements. I'll either sell the heifers or keep a few of the cows. Have thought of the idea of taking the heifers to the Pen Heifer Sale in Louisville during the Beef Expo. Again still thinking on things, the loss of Buck's dam might open an allotment for her. I would really love to get an heifer from her before she goes though. Wish I hadn't sold all of hers in the past. Thanks for the replies everybody.
 

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