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<blockquote data-quote="Z&amp;amp;J Cattle" data-source="post: 160193" data-attributes="member: 1876"><p>I have a heifer calf (aprox. 400lbs.) that I recently weaned. I bought her and her momma back in October and the cow was thin. I wanted to go ahead and pull the calf off to help the cow out, so I talked to a cowboy friend of mine who said to seperate them for 4-5 days and just pay attention to them and see when it looks like the cow has dried up and the calf has quit bawling and I could turn them back together. Well, after 8 days of seperation, the cow and the calf both seemed to have forgotten about the whole thing, the cow would walk by the corral and never give the calf a second glance, and the calf acted the same. So I turned the calf out to pasture yesterday afternoon and within two minutes she started trying to nurse and the cow did not object and she was back to nursing today. What's the deal? The friend that told me that 4-5 days should be plenty is one of the most knowlegeable cattlemen that I know, so I'm guessing that this pair is just maybe an exception to the rule? I guess that I will load her up (the calf) and take her to the sale. I wanted to put some more weight on her but her momma needs the relief. What do you folks think?</p><p></p><p>Zach</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Z&J Cattle, post: 160193, member: 1876"] I have a heifer calf (aprox. 400lbs.) that I recently weaned. I bought her and her momma back in October and the cow was thin. I wanted to go ahead and pull the calf off to help the cow out, so I talked to a cowboy friend of mine who said to seperate them for 4-5 days and just pay attention to them and see when it looks like the cow has dried up and the calf has quit bawling and I could turn them back together. Well, after 8 days of seperation, the cow and the calf both seemed to have forgotten about the whole thing, the cow would walk by the corral and never give the calf a second glance, and the calf acted the same. So I turned the calf out to pasture yesterday afternoon and within two minutes she started trying to nurse and the cow did not object and she was back to nursing today. What's the deal? The friend that told me that 4-5 days should be plenty is one of the most knowlegeable cattlemen that I know, so I'm guessing that this pair is just maybe an exception to the rule? I guess that I will load her up (the calf) and take her to the sale. I wanted to put some more weight on her but her momma needs the relief. What do you folks think? Zach [/QUOTE]
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