At the minute we can get her to stand with cake in front of her for 5 mins max then starts kicking. Just been halter tying her up behind a gate to get her to stand after. She has improved since calf was first put in but just feels like it’s taking longer than it should and loosing the will with her.Does she let the calf suck when tied up? Or just kicks it off?
Are you leaving the calf in with her between feeds or keeping separate?
We tend to give a bit of corn when suckling them. Often get them behind a gate or tie up to start with and keep giving them more space as they get more used to the calf.
But some never take to a calf, culled one last week that never took to a calf.
Wasn’t able to skin the calf otherwise I would haveToo late now but did you skin the dead calf?
I have first time Hereford heifer calved with a dead calf, trying to adopt on a Angus calf to it. Been tying her up for 2 weeks now and still won’t take calf, any suggestion/advice?
Not being hard enough on the cow.I have first time Hereford heifer calved with a dead calf, trying to adopt on a Angus calf to it. Been tying her up for 2 weeks now and still won’t take calf, any suggestion/advice?
We've had exactly the same & usually at the point you are about to give up she suddenly decides she wants the darn thing, best if you can put them in a building on their own & if you've got a bit of molasses smear it on the calf if she's anything like ours they all like licking something sweet.I have first time Hereford heifer calved with a dead calf, trying to adopt on a Angus calf to it. Been tying her up for 2 weeks now and still won’t take calf, any suggestion/advice?
Was just going to write the same thing. Would rather get rid and bull a heifer.If i dont have a skin indont bother now , i aint got the time, skin 20 mins and never had a fail cattle or sheep ,