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<blockquote data-quote="NC Liz 2" data-source="post: 1086867" data-attributes="member: 21522"><p>Dwa,</p><p>I don't disagree with you as I to have used some similar procedures.</p><p>But, that does not answer the question "does she even have any or enough milk to feed him.</p><p></p><p>Before I went to all that trouble I would recommend she be put in a chute and milked out to see if she has atleast 2 qt of milk and bottle feed it to her calf.</p><p>Also, before milking I would recommend a rough up of her teats and udder with a dry wash cloth and simulated head butts to the udder while roughing up her teats.</p><p>Then try putting the calf on.</p><p>If she don't let him suck or he seems to not be getting milk, then try milking her out to see if she actually has milk.</p><p></p><p>Other then that you could just separate them over night next to each other and then put them together in the morning, so you are sure to be there at feeding time to see if he is in fact not being allowed to suck or is just not getting any milk.</p><p>Liz</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NC Liz 2, post: 1086867, member: 21522"] Dwa, I don't disagree with you as I to have used some similar procedures. But, that does not answer the question “does she even have any or enough milk to feed him. Before I went to all that trouble I would recommend she be put in a chute and milked out to see if she has atleast 2 qt of milk and bottle feed it to her calf. Also, before milking I would recommend a rough up of her teats and udder with a dry wash cloth and simulated head butts to the udder while roughing up her teats. Then try putting the calf on. If she don't let him suck or he seems to not be getting milk, then try milking her out to see if she actually has milk. Other then that you could just separate them over night next to each other and then put them together in the morning, so you are sure to be there at feeding time to see if he is in fact not being allowed to suck or is just not getting any milk. Liz [/QUOTE]
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