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<blockquote data-quote="milkmaid" data-source="post: 209122" data-attributes="member: 852"><p>Ditto to what msscamp said...if the heifer has really dried up, then you're out of luck. But, if it's only been a week since the one heifer calved, she may be on her way to drying up, but she probably isn't completely - yet. Usually you can start up fresh cows without too much trouble. Every now and again we have a cow over here that goes down with milk fever or uterine infection or is partially paralyzed and doesn't get milked for awhile. Not much milk in there a week after calving, but with regular milking they'll get going again.</p><p></p><p>If it were me I'd certainly give it a try, and plan on supplementing the calf just a little bit for a week, and after that, if it's all going to work out, you shouldn't have to supplement the calf any longer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="milkmaid, post: 209122, member: 852"] Ditto to what msscamp said...if the heifer has really dried up, then you're out of luck. But, if it's only been a week since the one heifer calved, she may be on her way to drying up, but she probably isn't completely - yet. Usually you can start up fresh cows without too much trouble. Every now and again we have a cow over here that goes down with milk fever or uterine infection or is partially paralyzed and doesn't get milked for awhile. Not much milk in there a week after calving, but with regular milking they'll get going again. If it were me I'd certainly give it a try, and plan on supplementing the calf just a little bit for a week, and after that, if it's all going to work out, you shouldn't have to supplement the calf any longer. [/QUOTE]
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