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rainy weather, muddy mess, putting out hay, and mean mommas
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 62954" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>How's the calf this AM?</p><p>If you know FOR SURE that it is sucking, great - if not offer it another bottle. If the cow & taking care of the calf & the calf gets strong enough, he/she should start sucking mom.</p><p>If you need to intervene to get the calf sucking, you will have to get mom in the head chute. If the cow will stand, get the calf sucking a bottle (or your finger) and lead it to the teat. Works lots better if you can get it to follow the bottle or your finger than to push it & force a teat in its mouth. When you fight them, they don't think about sucking.</p><p>If the cow kicks, you can put a rope around her body - in front of the hips, down under the bellie right in front of the udder - pull TIGHT! & sinch it up with a quick release knot. With the pressure in front of the hips & udder, she can't (shouldn't) pick up her legs. But, if she really fights it, she could fall down, because she doesn't have good control of her legs - that's why you need a quick release on the rope.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 62954, member: 968"] How's the calf this AM? If you know FOR SURE that it is sucking, great - if not offer it another bottle. If the cow & taking care of the calf & the calf gets strong enough, he/she should start sucking mom. If you need to intervene to get the calf sucking, you will have to get mom in the head chute. If the cow will stand, get the calf sucking a bottle (or your finger) and lead it to the teat. Works lots better if you can get it to follow the bottle or your finger than to push it & force a teat in its mouth. When you fight them, they don't think about sucking. If the cow kicks, you can put a rope around her body - in front of the hips, down under the bellie right in front of the udder - pull TIGHT! & sinch it up with a quick release knot. With the pressure in front of the hips & udder, she can't (shouldn't) pick up her legs. But, if she really fights it, she could fall down, because she doesn't have good control of her legs - that's why you need a quick release on the rope. [/QUOTE]
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