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Poor mothering heifer, second chance or ship?
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<blockquote data-quote="MurraysMutts" data-source="post: 1722359" data-attributes="member: 39373"><p>Ah yes. The heifer dance!</p><p></p><p>I've made a few come around. Spent 3 weeks chuting/working with the cow/heifer.</p><p></p><p>Get her in the chute and get that calf a sucking her!! Make sure the calf is good and hungry b4 hand.</p><p></p><p>Muddy conditions suck. Pen needs bedding/hay. I've found that once the calf nurses a few times while mama is in the chute, usually she will allow it to nurse while she is eating feed. I feed em twice a day.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That being said, I'm about to the point I won't do that anymore. I've got a couple mothers who love any calf!</p><p></p><p>The one who doesn't, goes to the sale.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Edited....</p><p>My instant other thought is this!</p><p>If the calf is tiny, I would dang sure be checking for a twin somewhere. That would explain the cows behavior as well. She may have well laid claim to the other calf and that's why she's confused too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MurraysMutts, post: 1722359, member: 39373"] Ah yes. The heifer dance! I've made a few come around. Spent 3 weeks chuting/working with the cow/heifer. Get her in the chute and get that calf a sucking her!! Make sure the calf is good and hungry b4 hand. Muddy conditions suck. Pen needs bedding/hay. I've found that once the calf nurses a few times while mama is in the chute, usually she will allow it to nurse while she is eating feed. I feed em twice a day. That being said, I'm about to the point I won't do that anymore. I've got a couple mothers who love any calf! The one who doesn't, goes to the sale. Edited.... My instant other thought is this! If the calf is tiny, I would dang sure be checking for a twin somewhere. That would explain the cows behavior as well. She may have well laid claim to the other calf and that's why she's confused too. [/QUOTE]
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