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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 561821" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>I built a crate. Feed goes into one end and the cow goes in the crate and an upper gate shuts behind her. Both side of the back are open on the bottom as is the rear gate. Front gate is solid and holds the feed bucket. The cow is isolated and the calves are turned lose. </p><p></p><p>This cow would let me milk her out just fine. She is hesitant about letting orphans nurse. Once the orphans have been nursing for a week or so, I can turn them all in the pasture and dump feed to the cow twice a day if I choose to supplement her. </p><p></p><p>I think if you are going to start a cow as a nurse cow, you should do it with her first calf, but that is just my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 561821, member: 3162"] I built a crate. Feed goes into one end and the cow goes in the crate and an upper gate shuts behind her. Both side of the back are open on the bottom as is the rear gate. Front gate is solid and holds the feed bucket. The cow is isolated and the calves are turned lose. This cow would let me milk her out just fine. She is hesitant about letting orphans nurse. Once the orphans have been nursing for a week or so, I can turn them all in the pasture and dump feed to the cow twice a day if I choose to supplement her. I think if you are going to start a cow as a nurse cow, you should do it with her first calf, but that is just my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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