Twins, how do you get them to accept both?

[Craig]

Any tricks to getting a cow to accept both calves? I have her penned up with both calves, but she definitely has a favorite. I put her in the chute and let the calves nurse so I know both got some closterum within a couple hours of birth. I tried putting some calf claim on them ( just smells like black licorice).

 

[Bigfoot]

Any tricks to getting a cow to accept both calves? I have her penned up with both calves, but she definitely has a favorite. I put her in the chute and let the calves nurse so I know both got some closterum within a couple hours of birth. I tried putting some calf claim on them ( just smells like black licorice).

Your doing what I do. Just takes time. Maybe when they both really got the sucking thing down, you could seperate her from both, then turn them both in on her when they are hungry, then seperate again. If that makes sense.

 

[JW IN VA]

Any tricks to getting a cow to accept both calves? I have her penned up with both calves, but she definitely has a favorite. I put her in the chute and let the calves nurse so I know both got some closterum within a couple hours of birth. :clap: :clap:

Just takes time. Maybe when they both really got the sucking thing down, you could seperate her from both, then turn them both in on her when they are hungry, then seperate again. If that makes sense.

+1

 

[waihou]

Take away the favourite for a short time and let her get used to the other. We hid the favourite under a pile of straw, while she fussed the other and got it feeding strongly, from then on she accepted both.