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Weaning Calves early

  • 24-08-2012 4:17pm
    #1
    orchardfarmer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 43 ✭


    Looking a bit of advice

    i have a suckler cow (lim) went down at the tb test, they will be taking her away in a fortnight - as if that isnt bad enough, she has 2 lovely twin bull calves suckling her.
    they have just turned 3 months old. i have asked a couple of neighbours and it seems i have 3 options.
    -Start mailing them now
    -buy in an old fresian cow and try to get them suckling her

    Just wondering if anyone has any advice as to how to handle this withour the calves ging backwards


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  • #2
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    orchardfarmer wrote: »
    Looking a bit of advice

    i have a suckler cow (lim) went down at the tb test, they will be taking her away in a fortnight - as if that isnt bad enough, she has 2 lovely twin bull calves suckling her.
    they have just turned 3 months old. i have asked a couple of neighbours and it seems i have 3 options.
    -Start mailing them now
    -buy in an old fresian cow and try to get them suckling her

    Just wondering if anyone has any advice as to how to handle this withour the calves ging backwards

    What's the 3rd option?

    At 3 mths I'd be inclined to get them onto a good ration and good grass straight away.


  • #3
    epfff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,428 ✭✭✭epfff


    Bizzum wrote: »
    orchardfarmer wrote: »
    Looking a bit of advice

    i have a suckler cow (lim) went down at the tb test, they will be taking her away in a fortnight - as if that isnt bad enough, she has 2 lovely twin bull calves suckling her.
    they have just turned 3 months old. i have asked a couple of neighbours and it seems i have 3 options.
    -Start mailing them now
    -buy in an old fresian cow and try to get them suckling her

    Just wondering if anyone has any advice as to how to handle this withour the calves ging backwards

    What's the 3rd option?

    At 3 mths I'd be inclined to get them onto a good ration and good grass straight away.
    Get eating meal they wont look back


  • #4
    orchardfarmer
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 43 ✭orchardfarmer


    Bizzum wrote: »
    What's the 3rd option?

    At 3 mths I'd be inclined to get them onto a good ration and good grass straight away.

    find a rope


  • #5
    ordinary farmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 145 ✭✭ordinary farmer


    any chance of a pick .?if they are nice muscular calves i wud be inclined to buy a freisin cow 800 houndred wud by one and they are a great buy for any farm as everybody knows u wil have a cow every year wit small amout of milk


  • #6
    Black Smoke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 315 ✭✭Black Smoke


    Didn't know you could buy in anything when you are locked up with a reactor!!! I'm not up to speed I suppose.


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  • #7
    Bizzum
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,034 ✭✭✭Bizzum


    orchardfarmer wrote: »
    find a rope

    Thinking of becoming a cowboy are ya?:D


  • #8
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    orchardfarmer wrote: »
    find a rope

    If thats a joke.. its poor taste :confused:


  • #9
    hunter15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭hunter15


    Black Smoke wrote: »
    Didn't know you could buy in anything when you are locked up with a reactor!!! I'm not up to speed I suppose.


    I don't think you can buy


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