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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1387270" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>Nesikep; don't do the "halter broke" since we have so many; but all the dairy nurse cows get a neck chain when they come into the barn for grain and get calves started on them and will put them at some of the pastures if there are some unruly cows. Realize that I do grain feed the dairy nurse cows as they usually get 3 calves each to raise and sometimes I will pull a calf or two and put a second "round" on them. They have to raise a minimum of 2 calves a lactation, but most raise 3 or more. </p><p> I do wish that I could get some halter broke but I am satisfied to get them to come in to a bucket and not shy away from me when I walk among them. Have calves on the first calf heifers at the pasture with the nurse cows and they do get a chance to be "crept fed". Mostly to get them to learn that I am not the enemy or the big bad boogey man. I don't believe in creep feeding per say, but when I call the cows up for a little grain treat, the calves will follow the calves on the nurse cows in and find that ohhhh there's something good in there to eat. Gets them quiet and calmer and yesterday I got all 8 in so we could run them in the barn and band and tag them in less than 1/2 hour. Granted, they will think twice about coming in for the next few days, but will get over it and be back to normal in less than a week. </p><p> I keep a little bit of hay in the mangers so they can come in and get out of the weather and eat hay and they will come in and get some grain when I feed the calves on the nurse cows. I feed something like 3 to 5 gallons to 8-15 calves so they are only getting a pound or two a couple of times a week. Then these heifers that grow up are already trained to come in if we keep them. I just find that the calves on the fall first calf heifers do a little better with a little extra and gets them tamer at the same time. The spring calving 1st calf heifers will be at this pasture for 8-12 weeks and the calves do learn to come in, then once cattle go to summer pastures they don't get any more feed except on usual runs to check on them & call them in. But winter being what it is, and you are alot further north, some of the hay just can't provide for the growing needs of a first calf heifer feeding a calf and trying to breed back. So if we feed a little to the babies, they are growing better and not dragging the heifers down and they do breed right back. It's not like they have free access to a creep feeder....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1387270, member: 25884"] Nesikep; don't do the "halter broke" since we have so many; but all the dairy nurse cows get a neck chain when they come into the barn for grain and get calves started on them and will put them at some of the pastures if there are some unruly cows. Realize that I do grain feed the dairy nurse cows as they usually get 3 calves each to raise and sometimes I will pull a calf or two and put a second "round" on them. They have to raise a minimum of 2 calves a lactation, but most raise 3 or more. I do wish that I could get some halter broke but I am satisfied to get them to come in to a bucket and not shy away from me when I walk among them. Have calves on the first calf heifers at the pasture with the nurse cows and they do get a chance to be "crept fed". Mostly to get them to learn that I am not the enemy or the big bad boogey man. I don't believe in creep feeding per say, but when I call the cows up for a little grain treat, the calves will follow the calves on the nurse cows in and find that ohhhh there's something good in there to eat. Gets them quiet and calmer and yesterday I got all 8 in so we could run them in the barn and band and tag them in less than 1/2 hour. Granted, they will think twice about coming in for the next few days, but will get over it and be back to normal in less than a week. I keep a little bit of hay in the mangers so they can come in and get out of the weather and eat hay and they will come in and get some grain when I feed the calves on the nurse cows. I feed something like 3 to 5 gallons to 8-15 calves so they are only getting a pound or two a couple of times a week. Then these heifers that grow up are already trained to come in if we keep them. I just find that the calves on the fall first calf heifers do a little better with a little extra and gets them tamer at the same time. The spring calving 1st calf heifers will be at this pasture for 8-12 weeks and the calves do learn to come in, then once cattle go to summer pastures they don't get any more feed except on usual runs to check on them & call them in. But winter being what it is, and you are alot further north, some of the hay just can't provide for the growing needs of a first calf heifer feeding a calf and trying to breed back. So if we feed a little to the babies, they are growing better and not dragging the heifers down and they do breed right back. It's not like they have free access to a creep feeder.... [/QUOTE]
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