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If it were me I wouldn't feed the calf the milk that you drained from the cow (I think that is what you were meaning).  You want the calf as hungry as possible so it can keep up with the cows milk production.  I feel like I am telling you things I am sure you already know, so sorry if it seems...

If the calf is only a couple three days old it probably wont be able to keep up with the production just yet on a heavy milker then they of course go for the easiest access and it leaves the back two quarters to swell and become painfull for the cow.  Then if the calf does try and suck the cow...

Frostback, how old is the calf?  Have you milked the cow out to this point?

We typically have one or two that are johnny on the spot.  If she is standing breed her.

My child did a similar project.  Went through the process and equipment used.  Kept it pretty simple.  Took some sire catalogs and other AI equipment.  Showed cow and offspring, so the kids who were maybe not as familiar could put two and two together.  Focused mainly on having much greater...

We have a Mossy Oak daughter that is an awesome mother she is by far one of the best mother cows we have out of that particular cow family.  Our Mossy Oak is plenty stout and has an awesome hip on her.  We have never had five minutes worth of trouble with her.  We also have a Dirty Hairy2 that...

I think it would be pretty cool to have an App that is a quiz type game for learning parts of cattle and possibly cuts of meat. 

We have had real luck with the CIDR protocol that was mentioned.  

We very typically have cows calve 7+ day over the 283 day calving date.  This year we have only had one cow go over and several cows calve early.  I was also worried about larger birth weights because of our cold winter, but it really hasn't seemed to affect it any.

O-No-More, a small pen and a set of hobbles if she kicks at him.  Good luck getting the hobbles on and give the cow a minute to get used to them before you stick the calf in there.   

Jsurh, we are young agriculturists as well and have only been in the cattle business for eight years.  I have learned more in those eight years than from any other experience in my life.  Sometimes it is learned the hard way, but wow those are the mistakes that we have never made again.  Keep it...

The 2nd amendment mentions hunting 0 times as the reason for citizens to have the right to carry.  Sounds like you do tote the party line.  Just not the one that makes sense.  Have you seen what is bought back?  Junk guns and the criminals aren't bringing their's in.  It might make you...

Jsuhr, do you think the calf died during labor and it just went unnoticed for too long?  Wow that just sounds like a horrible experience and then to lose the cow on top of it all.  I bet it feels like someone just punched you in the gut.  Ugh so sorry.

<deadhorse> This will be my last comment on this topic, but it is just as plain and simple as the government sticking their nose in once again where it doesn't belong and our crooked president and his various wack agendas.  True, maybe we don't need some of these guns and ammo on the street and...

Exactly

Rackranch, I absolutely believe that is why our state has become so liberal.  There are densly populated areas like Boulder, Aspen, etc. that attract a very wealthy, powerful, liberal type of person and being a Republican state is a truly a thing of the past.  Yes I know how bad it sounds for me...

I firmly believe that there is no law that is currently on the books, or one that they can come up with, that will keep criminals from doing what criminals do.  I believe Hickenlooper is just as uninformed and spineless as every other elected official that continues to support the current...

Cowgirl, do you think it may be worth your while to go down to the local feed store and buy the standard, no frills show ration that they sell?  Maybe a little bit of a change and a different smell will get him started back up.  If he takes to it use it to get him back on grain and then slowly...

Thanks for posting!

I love that and I like Bobby Jindal. Thanks for sharing.