Ky hills
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Have an 8 yr old Angus cow that has raised pretty good doing calves every time. This year she calves about a month ago and her udder was big and calf seems to be ok though he may look a little thin to what he could if she was milking heavy as she looks. Noticed him the other night going from teat to teat on one side and the other side looked to not have been nursed out. We got them up to the barn the next morning and have watched him continually go back and forth on the same 2 quarters and seems to be drinking water more than a calf that size would. Last night got the cow in the chute to see if she had milk. Barely got any out of the side he nurses but he probably keeps them drained. On the other side the front quarter had white good looking milk, the back quarter had yellowish milk. Was that still colostrum that he hadn't taken or could she have mastitis. She didn't seem to be infected or hurting or I figure she would have kicked and she didn't resist at all. Don't know if we have a problem or are worried over nothing?