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<blockquote data-quote="Nesikep" data-source="post: 1336328" data-attributes="member: 9096"><p>Well, as you can see, Tifa is a small heifer, maybe 1000 lbs?... Well, she tried to have a 110 lb heifer calf, and that didn't work out so well.. if the vet was closer and hadn't taken 4 hours to get here, I'm sure we could have saved it.</p><p>Anyhow, I had a calf that was stealing milk everywhere, and figured if I can get some production from Tifa, I might as well, and there was no better calf to do it with than the one that would chase any teat it could find, and didn't care about getting kicked if it meant a full belly.. So it took about 2 weeks of work, Tifa would let me milk her just fine, but knew darned well that wasn't her calf.. At first if she was eating good food, and I gave her a belly rub, she'd stay quiet.. though the first couple minutes were always a bit of a fight.. The calf and I persevered, and it got a little easier every time.. After a month I saw her licking the calf, and now she calls for it... Weaning time could be interesting though</p><p>The extra milk is doing the calf good, she's a pretty stout and well filled out girl now</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nesikep, post: 1336328, member: 9096"] Well, as you can see, Tifa is a small heifer, maybe 1000 lbs?... Well, she tried to have a 110 lb heifer calf, and that didn't work out so well.. if the vet was closer and hadn't taken 4 hours to get here, I'm sure we could have saved it. Anyhow, I had a calf that was stealing milk everywhere, and figured if I can get some production from Tifa, I might as well, and there was no better calf to do it with than the one that would chase any teat it could find, and didn't care about getting kicked if it meant a full belly.. So it took about 2 weeks of work, Tifa would let me milk her just fine, but knew darned well that wasn't her calf.. At first if she was eating good food, and I gave her a belly rub, she'd stay quiet.. though the first couple minutes were always a bit of a fight.. The calf and I persevered, and it got a little easier every time.. After a month I saw her licking the calf, and now she calls for it... Weaning time could be interesting though The extra milk is doing the calf good, she's a pretty stout and well filled out girl now [/QUOTE]
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