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<blockquote data-quote="CG1" data-source="post: 1618310" data-attributes="member: 38577"><p>I've tried both. I've raised up a jersey and I've bought one that was about to calf and was used to being milked etc. Honestly I gave up on both of those cows pretty early on. It was way too much work for me. Both cows took so much time to warm up to the new calf it exhausted me and I was sick of getting kicked. I've seen it work really well but I just can't get it to go well. I did milk a jersey for a while and feed it back to my bottle calves but it's way easier for me to feed replacer. I have debated getting 3-4 jerseys and a milking machine...I still debate that. I love jerseys. </p><p></p><p>I did have it work for one cow tho. Once I bought a cow calf pair and an orphan calf. I had someone pick them up for me and on the trailer ride over the orphan started nursing on the cow with the calf and she ended up feeding that orphan for 6 months! All it took was one trailer ride. That cow nursed every bottle calf I put in the field with her until she died! She was a Hereford and she was pretty wild. Not tame and from the mountains but she has exceptional mothering abilities. If I could get another cow like that I'd be into it but I have no patience for training a nurse cow. </p><p></p><p>Here is a pic of one of my jersey nurse cows feeding my angus orphan calf. Looks nice and sweet and easy but I almost broke my ankle this day haha </p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://postimg.cc/QFWh1tLm" target="_blank"><img src="https://i.postimg.cc/QFWh1tLm/A72217-E4-8904-4482-9408-7-A4909-CBD693.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CG1, post: 1618310, member: 38577"] I’ve tried both. I’ve raised up a jersey and I’ve bought one that was about to calf and was used to being milked etc. Honestly I gave up on both of those cows pretty early on. It was way too much work for me. Both cows took so much time to warm up to the new calf it exhausted me and I was sick of getting kicked. I’ve seen it work really well but I just can’t get it to go well. I did milk a jersey for a while and feed it back to my bottle calves but it’s way easier for me to feed replacer. I have debated getting 3-4 jerseys and a milking machine...I still debate that. I love jerseys. I did have it work for one cow tho. Once I bought a cow calf pair and an orphan calf. I had someone pick them up for me and on the trailer ride over the orphan started nursing on the cow with the calf and she ended up feeding that orphan for 6 months! All it took was one trailer ride. That cow nursed every bottle calf I put in the field with her until she died! She was a Hereford and she was pretty wild. Not tame and from the mountains but she has exceptional mothering abilities. If I could get another cow like that I’d be into it but I have no patience for training a nurse cow. Here is a pic of one of my jersey nurse cows feeding my angus orphan calf. Looks nice and sweet and easy but I almost broke my ankle this day haha [url=https://postimg.cc/QFWh1tLm][img]https://i.postimg.cc/QFWh1tLm/A72217-E4-8904-4482-9408-7-A4909-CBD693.jpg[/img][/url] [/QUOTE]
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