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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1310545" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>I'm really good at working with animals too.. but there's some that are just high-strung and headstrong, and you just can't change that, seems hereditary too.</p><p>Mega is a very peculiar cow.. I can ride her, milk her and lead her with no problem, she comes running to me, but she loathes other people.. no one else can get within 30 ft of her unless they have bribes, and once the bribes run out, she goes back to being antisocial.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The shorter a rest period the cow has, the more she's going to need to eat during that time to gain condition, They don't need to be fat pigs, but they shouldn't be showing too many ribs either (Google body condition score (BCS), aim for a BCS of about 5-6 at calving).. My beef cows have about a 6 month holiday, which is longer than they NEED, but it works out well for me and my pasture situation since they naturally eat less when they aren't milking, which gives me a lot more grazing and I don't need to feed hay as early in the winter.. assuming I don't get a foot of snow (always a gamble there). One of my friends had a Jersey cow that hadn't had a calf in 5 years, and she was still giving them a gallon of milk once a day.. Personally, I don't mind the holiday from milking.. We made a TON of yogurt from Mega's milk in November, and kept cool it stores VERY well, we're still eating it now</p><p></p><p></p><p>For one cow you can't make it pay to have the equipment... I'd suggest buying your year's worth of hay from someone early in the year, right off the field, you'll get the best price that way, and especially if you're a regular customer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1310545, member: 9096"] I'm really good at working with animals too.. but there's some that are just high-strung and headstrong, and you just can't change that, seems hereditary too. Mega is a very peculiar cow.. I can ride her, milk her and lead her with no problem, she comes running to me, but she loathes other people.. no one else can get within 30 ft of her unless they have bribes, and once the bribes run out, she goes back to being antisocial. The shorter a rest period the cow has, the more she's going to need to eat during that time to gain condition, They don't need to be fat pigs, but they shouldn't be showing too many ribs either (Google body condition score (BCS), aim for a BCS of about 5-6 at calving).. My beef cows have about a 6 month holiday, which is longer than they NEED, but it works out well for me and my pasture situation since they naturally eat less when they aren't milking, which gives me a lot more grazing and I don't need to feed hay as early in the winter.. assuming I don't get a foot of snow (always a gamble there). One of my friends had a Jersey cow that hadn't had a calf in 5 years, and she was still giving them a gallon of milk once a day.. Personally, I don't mind the holiday from milking.. We made a TON of yogurt from Mega's milk in November, and kept cool it stores VERY well, we're still eating it now For one cow you can't make it pay to have the equipment... I'd suggest buying your year's worth of hay from someone early in the year, right off the field, you'll get the best price that way, and especially if you're a regular customer. [/QUOTE]
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