This video is 6-years old, but the content and information was just in time for a similar event on my farm in Virginia. I successfully introduced a rejected Black Angus calf to my Jersey cow. It played out over 3 days just as Todd said it would. Thank you!
“Worse case scenario bottle feeding is kinda fun” Haha that’s what my wife always suckers me in with when she wants to buy an orphan. Month later it’s like when is this going to end!
This is exactly what we're currently trying to do. We've had the second calf in with the cow for a week but she still butts and kicks at him. I've been stanchioning her so he can nurse, but she still won't let him nurse unless she's stanchioned. Any suggestions?
This video is 6-years old, but the content and information was just in time for a similar event on my farm in Virginia. I successfully introduced a rejected Black Angus calf to my Jersey cow. It played out over 3 days just as Todd said it would. Thank you!
“Worse case scenario bottle feeding is kinda fun”
Haha that’s what my wife always suckers me in with when she wants to buy an orphan. Month later it’s like when is this going to end!
Could you bottle feed the orphan calf using the new momma milk to speed up introduction between the two?
Yes, if you can get it from her.
This is exactly what we're currently trying to do. We've had the second calf in with the cow for a week but she still butts and kicks at him. I've been stanchioning her so he can nurse, but she still won't let him nurse unless she's stanchioned.
Any suggestions?
how old was the grafted calf?
Just a few weeks
no, but I hope that the graft works!
Tune in next week to find out!!!
is this another April Fools joke Tim???