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<blockquote data-quote="Farm Family" data-source="post: 1797989" data-attributes="member: 43070"><p>We have mamas that eat their calf poop and lick things clean. What a pain when you don't know for sure. We have some cows where the calf doesn't need to be on for long - she is a fast milker. "Stealth nurser" goes in the calving records. If calf is upright (on sternum), eyes look good (not sunk in or dull), has a good suck reflex (two clean fingers test) then I would say calf is fine. Additionally, if mom is content all is likely well. Most of our mamas get irritated, bawl and are not their usual content selves if they are not suckled. But if you are still worried and feel something is wrong perhaps an intervention is needed and that puts you back to a bottle (preferred so calf knows he has to work, suck and find again) or tube feeder (weak calf syndrome). I have heard of guys separating mom and calf and when they reunite well picture is telling - personally I have never tried this or had the need…but could see this as an option in the toolkit. Good luck…to me sounds like you have a "stealth nurser".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Farm Family, post: 1797989, member: 43070"] We have mamas that eat their calf poop and lick things clean. What a pain when you don’t know for sure. We have some cows where the calf doesn’t need to be on for long - she is a fast milker. “Stealth nurser“ goes in the calving records. If calf is upright (on sternum), eyes look good (not sunk in or dull), has a good suck reflex (two clean fingers test) then I would say calf is fine. Additionally, if mom is content all is likely well. Most of our mamas get irritated, bawl and are not their usual content selves if they are not suckled. But if you are still worried and feel something is wrong perhaps an intervention is needed and that puts you back to a bottle (preferred so calf knows he has to work, suck and find again) or tube feeder (weak calf syndrome). I have heard of guys separating mom and calf and when they reunite well picture is telling - personally I have never tried this or had the need…but could see this as an option in the toolkit. Good luck…to me sounds like you have a “stealth nurser”. [/QUOTE]
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