One of the cows that calved today won't let her calf nurse. She moos to it and licks it then kicks it when it tries to nurse.
This meant a trip to the head gate for J to help the calf get started.
One problem is her udder, the back half hangs down so far the calf has a hard time ducking low enough. That front one is so easy to get to right at eye level.
With a little help she was able to nurse 3 of the 4 quarters.
We had to repeat the process this evening because the cow was still kicking at her calf. Maybe tomorrow some hormones will kick in and she'll decide to accept the situation.
5 comments:
Hope so ,It is rotten when you ge a momma like that . Is it a heifer or just a cow having a bad year?
So much drama. So many stories.
Hope she will stop kicking at it. If not, it looks like you have the situation under control.
what a nuisance cow, we have a twin we are grafting on to a cow that lost her calf and it is much similar.
It is so aggravating when this happens. I've had to help one along a few times.
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