Awp0302
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I had twins born two years ago....both female....one red, one black. The black one was taken by mama, and the red one was rejected and bottle fed. Both are healthy two year old cows now. The black one had a calf last year, but we believe it was premature and it didn't survive. The red bottle twin just had her first calf, but had zero clue what to do with it. As soon as it dropped, she turned around and walked off toward the hay bale and never looked back. So now her calf is a bottle feed baby and doing excellent. The black twin is now expecting to have a calf within the next month. My question is this.....will my red twin ever know how to take care of her calves or will she always walk away? Trying to decide whether to leave her on the farm or sell her. Hoping this is just a first calf issue, and maybe getting her in the barn next time with her calf might help. (we tried the barn this time....but the crazy cow somehow played hodini and ended up back in the pasture with the herd over night. Thanks for any help!