Post by sasinpa on Jun 6, 2010 15:08:07 GMT -5
Hi!
Just wanted to let you all know that my Daisy passed her mummy calf finally, one day before I was going to call the vet to come out and give her another shot of Lutalyse. Thankfully, she passed it somewhere I frequently walk in the pasture, in fact, I stepped over it thinking it was a poo, because that was what it looked like, but took a closer look at it when I saw a bit of red in it. I got as stick and flipped it over and poked at it to see if it was a poo for sure and it turned out to be a sack with bones in it. I guess the sack turns black when it dries out in the sunshine. I was ecstatic to say the least, very thankful to God. She has been really good for the most part for milking. I just tie her to a post or tree out in the pasture, put on the kickstop and she stands there nicely most of the time. I have found out though why farmers wear hats. There is nothing that gives me more dread than seeing her urinate when I go get her, because she always gets her tail wet, and she loves to whack me on the head with it at least 5 or 6 times a milking. I'm trying to figure out if I can get a strap with velcro on it that I can fasten her tail to one of her legs. I've been trying to bring her into milk for almost 3 weeks and am getting between 3 and 4 cups a day at the moment. I have decreased the amount of times per day I am milking her though. I milk her 5 or 6 times a day 4 days out of the week, then Friday and the weekend, when I'm busy, I do it about 3 times per day. It is still exciting to have some milk, much better than no milk!
Well, just wanted to share in case anyone else has to look for a mummy calf. I had no idea what it would look like and was afraid I would miss it.
Stephanie
Just wanted to let you all know that my Daisy passed her mummy calf finally, one day before I was going to call the vet to come out and give her another shot of Lutalyse. Thankfully, she passed it somewhere I frequently walk in the pasture, in fact, I stepped over it thinking it was a poo, because that was what it looked like, but took a closer look at it when I saw a bit of red in it. I got as stick and flipped it over and poked at it to see if it was a poo for sure and it turned out to be a sack with bones in it. I guess the sack turns black when it dries out in the sunshine. I was ecstatic to say the least, very thankful to God. She has been really good for the most part for milking. I just tie her to a post or tree out in the pasture, put on the kickstop and she stands there nicely most of the time. I have found out though why farmers wear hats. There is nothing that gives me more dread than seeing her urinate when I go get her, because she always gets her tail wet, and she loves to whack me on the head with it at least 5 or 6 times a milking. I'm trying to figure out if I can get a strap with velcro on it that I can fasten her tail to one of her legs. I've been trying to bring her into milk for almost 3 weeks and am getting between 3 and 4 cups a day at the moment. I have decreased the amount of times per day I am milking her though. I milk her 5 or 6 times a day 4 days out of the week, then Friday and the weekend, when I'm busy, I do it about 3 times per day. It is still exciting to have some milk, much better than no milk!
Well, just wanted to share in case anyone else has to look for a mummy calf. I had no idea what it would look like and was afraid I would miss it.
Stephanie