Think she will make milk?

[MurraysMutts]

5 months bred huh?
I've either got a problem or shes gonna calve soon....

 

[Hereford2]

It looks like she's going to have a calf soon. I have a Jersey cow due to Calve any day and she's been having the same looking stuff hanging out of her off and on for a few days now.

 

[kenny thomas]

5 months bred huh?
I've either got a problem or shes gonna calve soon....View attachment 2742

Well looks like she is going to milk just fine

 

[MurraysMutts]

Well looks like she is going to milk just fine

I think so. I've been thinking it looked like she was starting to bag and looked like she was springing. Thought I was seeing things. Her bag is not completely full yet. But its definitely getting there. So glad I've been feeding her. She is already looking a bit better.

Haven't messed with trying to halter break her. We had some weather here..

If she does good, I'm gonna be on the hunt for a bottle calf...

 

[MurraysMutts]

Wow! No wonder she was so antsy this morning. 5 months my butt!! Rofl
Looks like a longhorn bull got her eh?

 

[farmerjan]

Congrats on a live calf. How's she doing? Hope you can get a 2nd calf on her.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Didnt get back here in time to edit so here's a better picture. Cute lil heifer. Prolly 50 lbs or so. Be the first longhorn cross calf I've owned. Knowingly anyway.

A month of feed on mama. Still pretty bony.

And the money....

Was hoping for a bit more milk. It ain't over tho...

 

[farmerjan]

Get a 2nd calf on her and up her feed.... she will come into her milk better with 2 calves demanding to be fed.... and she will gain weight slowly with the coming spring. I think you did good with her for only a month's worth of feed in her before the calf was born. One reason she was called 5 months was due to the calf's small size.... but that is much better than a hulking monster.

 

[MurraysMutts]

@farmerjan
I cut her feed back a couple pounds as her hind end was getting pretty messy.
I'm on the hunt for a 2nd calf. Sale tmrw.

 

[A.J.]

Cute calf. Mama did good. Hopefully she will be a good calf raiser for you.

 

[MurraysMutts]

O boy. What did I get myself into?
Mama is really making a bag now. Both rear teats are dripping milk...
Occassionally the left rear will just sqiiiiiirt.
Is this a problem?
Calf just need to drink more?
A bit worried here. U can see here left rear wheel is covered in milk.

 

[TCRanch]

Yikes, @MurraysMutts! I know nothing about Longhorns, but maybe stick one of your bottle calves on her? Shame to waste all that milk. BTW, heifer calf is adorable!

 

[MurraysMutts]

Mama is really making what I consider a classic jersey cow bag.
I agree. The lil longhorn cross heifer is so cute! Idk what I'll do with her but anyway....

Both my bottle calves are off the milk and on feed. I'm searching frantically...
Pretty sure she will handle 2 calves if it dont all leak out!

 

[farmerjan]

Perfectly normal to leak milk and squirt out. Many dairy cows do it when they come in the parlor. Conditioned response. You had better try to find at least 2 calves to put on her.... she has a nice bag considering the shape she was in.

 

[sstterry]

You had better try to find at least 2 calves to put on her.... she has a nice bag considering the shape she was in.

If you don't have 2 calves, you could always start making your own cheese, that would save you a ton of money.

 

[MurraysMutts]

No luck getting a 2nd calf today. Drat!
Mama is making great milk and baby has it all figured out. Lil yeller poops everywhere! Lol.

Neighbor has a couple calves they are bottling, but they are heifers they want to bottle because I think they are going to raise em to breed.

Something will come along soon I bet...
May have to call my buyer neighbor. Hate to do that, but I dont have time this week to go to sales.

Couple 220 pound calves sold fairly cheap today. If I had pen space I wouldve bought em.

And just because we all like pictures, here we go.
Happy lil heifer.

 

[Rmc]

If you dont have extra calves on her she will need milked twice a day. If not she will most likely end up with mastitis .If the calf is allowed access to her 24-7 it may drink two much milk and end up with scours /sick.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Here we go.......

 

[farmerjan]

Yay.... hope that the cow takes it well. If she gives you some problems, take both calves away from her and then let her have them both at the same time. She will be happy to have "her " baby, and often they will tolerate another because of the relief in the udder pressure. Once the new one gets milk through it's system and the new baby's manure smells like the other one, the cow will more readily accept it. May have to do it for a few days.... but.... it really does help.

 

[MurraysMutts]

Yesterday evening right outta the truck and on to mama while she eats.

These 2 are similar in size. And this calf is a week or so older. Maybe 2 weeks. He was a twin.

And this morning while being fed. He got in the trailer overnight and couldnt figure out how to get back out. Mama and her calf were both standing by the trailer with him mooing like crazy. I fed mama and scooped him up and shoved him under there...

Honestly, I'm in udder disbelief!
She has even licked on him a time or two.