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Convincing a Cow to Accept its Calf, Day 2
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- Опубликовано: 5 янв 2023
- This cow has rejected her calf. We are trying our best to get her to accept it and care for it so that we do not have to bottle raise it. Looks like we have a chance at success.
Very interesting thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.
I’m expecting my first ever calf any day now. Got 4 dexters for my new homestead and they weren’t supposed to be pregnant, but 1 didn’t get that memo apparently… anyways, dexters supposed to be good mamas, so I’m hoping I don’t have to do any of this type stuff, but always good to have some extra knowledge and be prepared for worst case scenarios…
Our dexters were very good mommas. In general with cattle, it’s uncommon to have to help them, The vast majority take care of everything. Good look with your first calf. I actually caught our first calf being born on camera.
Yes sir my son does it without a chute. Put a halter on the mama and ties her up. Then puts a rope around her back left leg. Pulls it back so she can't kick. Baby nurses .
Does the cow have to be halter trained? Or is he able to catch them somehow to get a halter on them. My cows are pretty gentle but I can’t imagine trying to halter one for the first time. I guess if you are determined you will figure something out. Thanks
@@stringerbridgefarm3201 He had to do it last year with her also. We thought that it was because of being her first calf last year. After about a week or so she will take it. He bought her from sale barn so not sure if they had halter trained her or not. She didn't like it at first.
He has some mad skills. I’ve used panels and gates and other things in the past. We bought the squeeze chute about 18 months ago and it is so much safer and easier for handling the cattle.
I think she might become hamburger!
This is not the first calf she rejected! Is she worth the aggravation?
Even though they are very cute, bottle calves are a lot of work. Do you plan on keeping this cow, or are you going to cull her?
Yea, they are a ton of work and expensive. We had 2 last year, one from this cow and one that was a twin that we pulled because the momma couldn’t feed two. This cow is done for me. She will be culled. I’ll try to force her to raise this calf. Then I’ll let her put condition back on, then off to the butcher for ground meat.
She needs to go to freezer camp
Oh yea. I’ve got her feeding this calf for now. Will not breed her back. Freezer camp when calf is weaned. Cant have cows that are this much work
@@stringerbridgefarm3201 do you sell this cow to direct local butcher or salebarn
I will sell the cow in halves or quarters to customers who are looking for ground meat. I will deliver the cow to the butcher shop for them and they will pick up the finished product. I try to avoid the bringing them to auction. You never know what you will get. Could be $200 or could be $2000. At least with butchering I can pretty closely estimate carcass weight and thus revenue for the farm.
Would you ever force a human mother to breast-feed her baby?
No
Send you the bill for her jail and babys milk, thank you for volunteering too pay.
Thanks for sharing this! I got into cattle a few years back and I have not personally seen what a cow rejecting a calf looks like. I hope it doesn't happen again. Subscribed! Check out our small family farm if you'd like.
Thanks for watching and commenting. It doesn’t happen often where a cow rejects a calf, but boy is it a pain. Fortunately I worked with this cow for a few days and now she is taking care of it on her own. I’ll check out your channel for sure, thanks again.