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<blockquote data-quote="farmerjan" data-source="post: 1831002" data-attributes="member: 25884"><p>I would have no problem with getting them back together if the cow doesn't get aggressive... It would be less likely the bottle calf would go back on the cow since that is not where he associates milk coming from but sometimes they do. At 4 months, they should all be eating grain or some sort of creep feed and to me that would be the key... provide a creep feeder for them and a creep gate for them to go through to get in to eat without the cows pushing them around... the cow could probably use some extra groceries, but if the calves will start eating/ or continue to eat, some grain/feed, they will not draw her down so bad. And they will up their intake as the milk supply dwindles...</p><p></p><p>You do realize that the heifer that was the "twin" to the bull calf will most likely be a free martin.. a non-breeder... but there is a possibility the other heifer was produced from an egg from the other horn, and grew along for a bit so might not be a non-breeder. One dairy here close had several free martins actually turn out with a functioning reproductive tract and they were in the herd milking... it is 90% or so that they will not have a fully developed reproductive tract when twin with a bull...</p><p></p><p>I guess after losing her first 2 calves she figured she needed to make up for it with the triplets... Congrats on them being basically healthy and you taking care of them.</p><p> If the cow is not bothered by the reintroduction of the calf... he will actually be good for teaching the others to come in through a creep gate to eat grain if they are not already doing it... you can get him to come in just by his association with you being one of the "good guys" ....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmerjan, post: 1831002, member: 25884"] I would have no problem with getting them back together if the cow doesn't get aggressive... It would be less likely the bottle calf would go back on the cow since that is not where he associates milk coming from but sometimes they do. At 4 months, they should all be eating grain or some sort of creep feed and to me that would be the key... provide a creep feeder for them and a creep gate for them to go through to get in to eat without the cows pushing them around... the cow could probably use some extra groceries, but if the calves will start eating/ or continue to eat, some grain/feed, they will not draw her down so bad. And they will up their intake as the milk supply dwindles... You do realize that the heifer that was the "twin" to the bull calf will most likely be a free martin.. a non-breeder... but there is a possibility the other heifer was produced from an egg from the other horn, and grew along for a bit so might not be a non-breeder. One dairy here close had several free martins actually turn out with a functioning reproductive tract and they were in the herd milking... it is 90% or so that they will not have a fully developed reproductive tract when twin with a bull... I guess after losing her first 2 calves she figured she needed to make up for it with the triplets... Congrats on them being basically healthy and you taking care of them. If the cow is not bothered by the reintroduction of the calf... he will actually be good for teaching the others to come in through a creep gate to eat grain if they are not already doing it... you can get him to come in just by his association with you being one of the "good guys" .... [/QUOTE]
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