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Newbie Question - Jersey & HoJo heifer milk production
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<blockquote data-quote="darcelina4" data-source="post: 1544843" data-attributes="member: 27059"><p>This year I had 2 jersey heifers calve. I left their heifers with them full time. For the first 2 days I milked colostrum twice a day to freeze and have on hand for emergency. Them on day 3 I started twice a day bringing them into the barn to have them each nurse 2 extra calves. After 5 weeks (calves had been bottle fed 5 weeks before nursing cows) I sold those calves and had them each nurse 2 more. After a few days I put them in pasture together. They each raised 3. For the first few weeks their heifers had some nutritional scours from too much milk. They adjusted with no medicine. This worked for me. My cows are very broke to lead. I kept halter on them. Mine will nurse any calf. Many cows won't. You do need to either milk them or get at least one extra calf if they can get mastitis or their own calf will get sick from too much milk. Also dairy cows need more than grass to maintain body condition. Mine had grass, hay, 12 pounds a day of grain each. They bred back timely. One has been dried off now. The other is nursing a special needs calf a few more weeks but will then get dried off. I'd suggest that you try to graft extra calves the same day she calves. Also be careful as some cows act aggressive and crazy right after calving but settle down quickly. A shot if BanaMine banamine after calving can help them to settle. Don't wait more than a few days to get extra calves. In the meantime, right after they calve start milking. Save the yellow colostrum. Don't drink the milk until it is white around day 4.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darcelina4, post: 1544843, member: 27059"] This year I had 2 jersey heifers calve. I left their heifers with them full time. For the first 2 days I milked colostrum twice a day to freeze and have on hand for emergency. Them on day 3 I started twice a day bringing them into the barn to have them each nurse 2 extra calves. After 5 weeks (calves had been bottle fed 5 weeks before nursing cows) I sold those calves and had them each nurse 2 more. After a few days I put them in pasture together. They each raised 3. For the first few weeks their heifers had some nutritional scours from too much milk. They adjusted with no medicine. This worked for me. My cows are very broke to lead. I kept halter on them. Mine will nurse any calf. Many cows won't. You do need to either milk them or get at least one extra calf if they can get mastitis or their own calf will get sick from too much milk. Also dairy cows need more than grass to maintain body condition. Mine had grass, hay, 12 pounds a day of grain each. They bred back timely. One has been dried off now. The other is nursing a special needs calf a few more weeks but will then get dried off. I'd suggest that you try to graft extra calves the same day she calves. Also be careful as some cows act aggressive and crazy right after calving but settle down quickly. A shot if BanaMine banamine after calving can help them to settle. Don't wait more than a few days to get extra calves. In the meantime, right after they calve start milking. Save the yellow colostrum. Don't drink the milk until it is white around day 4. [/QUOTE]
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