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<blockquote data-quote="backhoeboogie" data-source="post: 1105693" data-attributes="member: 3162"><p>You feeding her colostrum concerns me. Yes indeed, the calf has to have it. But getting it from a different source might affect the calf's scent. I would have put that heifer in a head gate and let the calf get some from momma. </p><p></p><p>What grafting calves onto nurse cows, I have found that it takes about 3 days before the cow accepts the calf's scent. </p><p></p><p>One trick is to milk the cow some and sponge the milk onto the calf. Sometimes that has worked for people. </p><p></p><p>Also wondering if the calf that this cow is attracted to had been nursing her a bit before she calved. </p><p></p><p>Keeping the cow and calf together is the right move as well as keeping them away from the other calf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="backhoeboogie, post: 1105693, member: 3162"] You feeding her colostrum concerns me. Yes indeed, the calf has to have it. But getting it from a different source might affect the calf's scent. I would have put that heifer in a head gate and let the calf get some from momma. What grafting calves onto nurse cows, I have found that it takes about 3 days before the cow accepts the calf's scent. One trick is to milk the cow some and sponge the milk onto the calf. Sometimes that has worked for people. Also wondering if the calf that this cow is attracted to had been nursing her a bit before she calved. Keeping the cow and calf together is the right move as well as keeping them away from the other calf. [/QUOTE]
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