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<blockquote data-quote="sidney411" data-source="post: 75772" data-attributes="member: 430"><p>Hey Dun, I'm in the same boat with you on getting calves to nurse. I have 1 cow that lost her calf, I don't think it ever sucked, her bag was huge. I got another calf and have been trying to get momma to accept it since Saturday. I put her in the chute and the calf will drain her. When they are in the pen she kicks him when he tries to nurse. I will keep running her in the chute twice a day till she decides she likes him I guess. </p><p></p><p>I also have cow #2 that had about a 40-45lb heifer on Sunday. I walked out to her in the pasture and picked her up and threw her over my shoulder and carried her to the barn and she never squirmed or squeeled or nothing. She is alert and inquisitive and will come over to me when I am in the pen, but I quess she is a 'dummy calf' she will not suck at all, I put her in the chute and put the teat in her mouth, squeese out milk and she will swollow but won't nurse on her own I have stripped out the cow and tried the bottle, she won't nurse that either. When I stick my finger in her mouth all she does is stick her tongue out the side of her mouth and won't even attempt to suck. I have been tubing her since Sunday night, now it is Friday. I am at a total loss as to what to do for her. Anyone have any suggestions?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sidney411, post: 75772, member: 430"] Hey Dun, I'm in the same boat with you on getting calves to nurse. I have 1 cow that lost her calf, I don't think it ever sucked, her bag was huge. I got another calf and have been trying to get momma to accept it since Saturday. I put her in the chute and the calf will drain her. When they are in the pen she kicks him when he tries to nurse. I will keep running her in the chute twice a day till she decides she likes him I guess. I also have cow #2 that had about a 40-45lb heifer on Sunday. I walked out to her in the pasture and picked her up and threw her over my shoulder and carried her to the barn and she never squirmed or squeeled or nothing. She is alert and inquisitive and will come over to me when I am in the pen, but I quess she is a 'dummy calf' she will not suck at all, I put her in the chute and put the teat in her mouth, squeese out milk and she will swollow but won't nurse on her own I have stripped out the cow and tried the bottle, she won't nurse that either. When I stick my finger in her mouth all she does is stick her tongue out the side of her mouth and won't even attempt to suck. I have been tubing her since Sunday night, now it is Friday. I am at a total loss as to what to do for her. Anyone have any suggestions? [/QUOTE]
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