Post by DostThouHaveMilk on Jun 28, 2005 16:35:25 GMT -5
And unfortunately, I am lacking in that department. ;D
Frida-taken last night. Freya's twin sister. Was due Friday.
Frida definitely calved yesterday. Haven't seen the calf yet but she does go off by herself and she has been sucked. She has to come in for milking this evening..no ifs, ands or buts. She'll dry herself up otherwise. I stalked her for a good hour or so this afternoon in the hopes she would go to her calf with all the thunder, lightening, and sprinkles...nope. I just got damp and wasted my time.
I stalked Penelope for five days last August. She had her heifer calf, and dad spotted her and the calf at 2AM when he was getting cows in but left her be. We brought Penelope up the next day for milking and what little colostrum she had was mostly blood.
I would stalk her for hours after milking every afternoon hoping to locate the calf in that first day to get it some thawed colostrum (always freeze excess colostrum if you have the chance!). On day five dad went out to bring in cows and Calliope (the calf) was with the herd. But it was too late. It was past the 24 hour mark and it shows in her today. We were afraid we would lose her last January, but she pulled through. It is doubtful she will reach maturity and if she does she is not likely to amount to anything in the milking herd.
Calliope was with her own age group, up until a week ago. She is now in the pen that holds Madelin (five month old) and Twyla (almost four month old-on the first).
L-R Madelin, Calliope, and Twyla. Notice Calliope horrible coat?
Calliope is almost ten months old and Twyla (the littler one) is not quite four months old.
Make sure your calf gets it's colostrum! We bottle feed 2 quarts to a calf, even if we leave the calf out on the dam for the first day. We want to see that milk go into that calf and do not depend on the dam to do.Boy did I go off track.
Frida's calf has nursed and I know she has good colostrum since she is only a second freshener. We'll hopefully find out tonight, or tomorrow morning what Jason's first offspring is.
Dad pointed out that I didn't really connect the initial statement with anything in my post. I guess my point was that if I had had the patience to stay back out of site when stalking Penelope and not gotten anxious. SHe whopefully would have gone to her calf, and Calliope would not be having the problems she has today. If i ahd had the patience earlier today I may have found Frida's calf.
Frida-taken last night. Freya's twin sister. Was due Friday.
Frida definitely calved yesterday. Haven't seen the calf yet but she does go off by herself and she has been sucked. She has to come in for milking this evening..no ifs, ands or buts. She'll dry herself up otherwise. I stalked her for a good hour or so this afternoon in the hopes she would go to her calf with all the thunder, lightening, and sprinkles...nope. I just got damp and wasted my time.
I stalked Penelope for five days last August. She had her heifer calf, and dad spotted her and the calf at 2AM when he was getting cows in but left her be. We brought Penelope up the next day for milking and what little colostrum she had was mostly blood.
I would stalk her for hours after milking every afternoon hoping to locate the calf in that first day to get it some thawed colostrum (always freeze excess colostrum if you have the chance!). On day five dad went out to bring in cows and Calliope (the calf) was with the herd. But it was too late. It was past the 24 hour mark and it shows in her today. We were afraid we would lose her last January, but she pulled through. It is doubtful she will reach maturity and if she does she is not likely to amount to anything in the milking herd.
Calliope was with her own age group, up until a week ago. She is now in the pen that holds Madelin (five month old) and Twyla (almost four month old-on the first).
L-R Madelin, Calliope, and Twyla. Notice Calliope horrible coat?
Calliope is almost ten months old and Twyla (the littler one) is not quite four months old.
Make sure your calf gets it's colostrum! We bottle feed 2 quarts to a calf, even if we leave the calf out on the dam for the first day. We want to see that milk go into that calf and do not depend on the dam to do.Boy did I go off track.
Frida's calf has nursed and I know she has good colostrum since she is only a second freshener. We'll hopefully find out tonight, or tomorrow morning what Jason's first offspring is.
Dad pointed out that I didn't really connect the initial statement with anything in my post. I guess my point was that if I had had the patience to stay back out of site when stalking Penelope and not gotten anxious. SHe whopefully would have gone to her calf, and Calliope would not be having the problems she has today. If i ahd had the patience earlier today I may have found Frida's calf.