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<blockquote data-quote="MurraysMutts" data-source="post: 1813227" data-attributes="member: 39373"><p>Her being a heifer it's ALL new to her. You get her straight this time and she will be GOLDEN next go 'round!</p><p></p><p>That being said....</p><p>Seven, my bottle baby I raised, would let ANYONE nurse that had a mind to from the get go! My plan was to try her with an extra calf or possibly milk/calf share with her. I went out for a pasture walk one time and Lil 'Nuf had already started in on her!</p><p>That's when I penned her and stuck another calf on her. She only raised the 2nd a lil while before I decided she just couldn't handle it being a heifer. But I found out when I turned her out, she was not only feeding her 2 but Lil 'Nuf would sneak in there as well! I think she could've handled the 2. But 3 really drew her down and it cost me. She lost condition and didn't breed back on time. And no. I didn't sell her. She is my baby. She bred right up this June. I may try a 2nd when she calves this spring. I think she can do it as a cow. We will see.</p><p></p><p>Some cows just come by it naturally. Some have to take a little convincing.</p><p></p><p>Edited to add..</p><p>Seven is NOT. A milk cow. Her mama was Bertha. A great big 1500lb simangus. Her father was a percentage chianina bull. Her mother did make a great amount of milk. And would let another nurse if she had her own calf too. But she was downright mean if ya tried to put a calf on her without her own calf.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MurraysMutts, post: 1813227, member: 39373"] Her being a heifer it's ALL new to her. You get her straight this time and she will be GOLDEN next go 'round! That being said.... Seven, my bottle baby I raised, would let ANYONE nurse that had a mind to from the get go! My plan was to try her with an extra calf or possibly milk/calf share with her. I went out for a pasture walk one time and Lil 'Nuf had already started in on her! That's when I penned her and stuck another calf on her. She only raised the 2nd a lil while before I decided she just couldn't handle it being a heifer. But I found out when I turned her out, she was not only feeding her 2 but Lil 'Nuf would sneak in there as well! I think she could've handled the 2. But 3 really drew her down and it cost me. She lost condition and didn't breed back on time. And no. I didn't sell her. She is my baby. She bred right up this June. I may try a 2nd when she calves this spring. I think she can do it as a cow. We will see. Some cows just come by it naturally. Some have to take a little convincing. Edited to add.. Seven is NOT. A milk cow. Her mama was Bertha. A great big 1500lb simangus. Her father was a percentage chianina bull. Her mother did make a great amount of milk. And would let another nurse if she had her own calf too. But she was downright mean if ya tried to put a calf on her without her own calf. [/QUOTE]
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