Recent content by Azriel

The water doesn't have to be warn, the heated bucket will be fine.

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I would keep an eye on both the cow and younger calf, but you should be fine. 3 months is rather young to wean a calf unless it is getting grain/calf starter. I never try to wean my bottle calves before 5 months and they still get grain when they are fully weaned and added to the herd.

You can use a head gate with out the squeeze chute, but you do have to have it attached to something solid, like 2 rail road ties buried 3'- 4' in the ground then you could make something out of your portable panels. I'm not sure about the weight capacity, it would be best to ask a company rep...

I agree they are not the same as a squeeze chute, but it sounded like cjc did not have all the facility's for working cattle. If you don't have the crowding tubs and alleys to get the cows to the chute, then the maternity pen works well for a small herd of easy to work cows.

cjc, where about are you. Around here that would be called maternity pen. They are very useful and if it has the self catching head gate one person can work the cows. Here you can get them at most farm/ranch supply stores for around $2500. I would say check around and look at other brands also.

Penny 2days old

New born baby heifer

New born first heifer ever born here

Thanks, I'll have to give Baby Squirt a hug and tell her she's a winner, of course I think she is a winer all the time. She is my rescue baby, long story, but she would have been dead in a matter of days if I hadn't taken her and that was her first time ever outside.

Baby Squirt

Miss Molly

A calf will need a full gallon of colostrum within the first 12-24 hours. You should make sure you have the powdered colostrum replacer on hand if you can't get actual cow colostrum. There is a difference between the colostrum replacer and the colostrum supplement.

What I did when I was having hawks take my chickens, is zig zag used bale twine across the top. I put mine about 6" apart , and it takes alot of time and twine, but there have been no more loss from hawks or owls. If it's something jumping in and out (thinking bobcat) this won't do much and you...

What kind of milker are you useing on her? If it is the kind with suction only and no plusation it could be hurting her and that is why she is acting up.